News from 2025

BioFestival 2025: Zymo Lightning Talk and Poster Competition Winners Announced

At the heart of this year’s inaugural BioFestival, co-sponsored by Zymo Research on October 18, was a friendly and fast-paced scientific competition showcasing the creativity and curiosity of…

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Halloween TGIF: Costume & Pumpkin Contest

Hosted by the Denic Lab Friday, October 31, 2025 | 5:00–7:30 PM | Biolabs Courtyard (Right after A Slice of Science ) Join us for a spooktacular Halloween…

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Anastasiia Sukalskaia Awarded Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship

Postdoctoral fellow Anastasiia Sukalskaia has received a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, which will support her research in the lab of MCB’s Nicholas Bellono on…

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Hannah McCalmon Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship to Study How the Brain Remembers Smells

Fourth-year MCO PhD student Hannah McCalmon of the Venkatesh Murthy Lab in MCB has been awarded an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship to support her research on how the…

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From Pipettes to Paychecks: Exploring Biotech Careers

Monday, October 20 | 3:00–4:00 PM | BioLabs Lecture Hall, Room 1080 Wondering what comes after grad school or your postdoc? Join MCB for a lively panel discussion…

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RNA Structure beyond Canonical Base Pairs Guided by Evolution

In addition to messenger RNA (mRNA) that provide the code for proteins, there are other RNAs that exert their function just as RNA, usually referred to as non-coding…

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Zebrafish Study Reveals Hidden Dimensions of Attention

Why do we sometimes falter at even the simplest of tasks? A new study from the lab of MCB Professor Florian Engert suggests that lapses in focus, rather…

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“I Stand with MCB” at the MCB Retreat

On September 19–20, MCB members gathered in Falmouth for the annual MCB Research Retreat. This two-day event has long been an essential opportunity for faculty, students, postdocs, and…

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Kathleen Quast on Finding Her Path to Neuroscience Education at Harvard

For many scientists, the path into research is straightforward: a keen interest in science as a child, a major in biology or chemistry, and years of graduate training.…

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