100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
Every community has people who contribute in ways that extend far beyond the responsibilities of their official roles. The Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service recognizes those individuals whose…
How much of the way a brain works reflects fundamental principles shared across species—and how much has been shaped by the particular environments and behaviors a species has…
MCB faculty, researchers, and scientists gathered at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth on September 18–19 for the annual MCB Research Retreat. This year’s theme, “Inspiring…
The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences,…
MCB Professor Nicholas Bellono has been named a 2026 Schmidt Sciences Polymath, receiving up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue an ambitious new research direction exploring…
Joseph S. Takahashi, PhD, a pioneering researcher whose discoveries helped uncover the genetic mechanisms governing circadian rhythms, will deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on Thursday, October 8, at…
Tien Nguyen, a fifth-year MCO graduate student, has received an NIH F31 fellowship to investigate how bacteria coordinate the final stages of cell division, research that could uncover…
For MCB postdoctoral researcher Colin Kim, studying plants means discovering what talented chemists they can be—and learning how their molecular machinery might be harnessed to make medicines. Kim,…
For the middle-school students who attended Harvard MCB’s inaugural BioCamp this summer, learning biology meant doing biology. Campers grew bacteria, peered through microscopes, dissected sheep brains, tested favorite snack…
For students interested in science, getting started in a research laboratory can be daunting. Finding a lab, approaching a faculty member, designing experiments, and even knowing what questions…
