As students start planning for the summer ahead, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) invites Harvard undergraduate students to an upcoming information session on two…
News from 2025
Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor
MCB’s Catherine Dulac, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and renowned neuroscientist, has been appointed the Xander University Professor. Four Harvard scholars were recognized with appointments as University Professors,…
Nominations for the 2025 Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service Open Now
The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is delighted to solicit nominations for this year’s Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service. This prize is awarded to individuals who have distinguished…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
