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…
News from 2026
Tien Nguyen Awarded NIH Fellowship to Study Bacterial Cell Division
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…
Colin Kim Recognized with Three Early-Career Research Awards
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,…
Harvard MCB BioCamp Brings Science to Life in Inaugural Summer
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…
FUEL Program Gives First-Year Students a Foundation for Undergraduate Research
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…
Haim Sompolinsky Awarded 2026 Dirac Medal
Haim Sompolinsky, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and of Physics in Residence, has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal, one of the most prestigious international honors in…
Ryan Nett Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Ancient Plants with Modern Medical Promise
How do plants that first appeared hundreds of millions of years ago produce molecules that may one day help treat human disease? That question is at the heart…
Two MCB and Neuroscience Concentrators Receive 2026 Gen Ed Prize
Congratulations to Virgil Guo ’28, a Statistics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) double concentrator, and Melany Hirsh ’27, a Neuroscience concentrator, who were among five Harvard College…
A Chance Discovery Reveals an Unexpected Twist in One of Biology’s Oldest Molecular Machines
Sometimes, groundbreaking discoveries begin with what looks like a failed experiment. Researchers in the lab of MCB Professor Nicholas Bellono have discovered that octopuses possess a unique structural…
MCB Junior Fellow Wins Two Prestigious Evolutionary Science Awards— First Dual Honor in 25 Years
Wendy Valencia-Montoya, a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows affiliated with the lab of MCB Professor Nick Bellono, has been awarded two of the most coveted…
