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MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study

A long-standing mystery in microbiome research—how a gut-bacterial toxin physically damages human DNA—has finally been solved through a close collaboration led in part by researchers in the Victoria…

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MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study

A long-standing mystery in microbiome research—how a gut-bacterial toxin physically damages human DNA—has finally been solved through a close collaboration led in part by researchers in the Victoria…

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Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB

When Ashley Johnson stepped into the role of Interim Program Administrator for the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB) concentrations this past May,…

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Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration

MCB is pleased to announce that Naoshige (Nao) Uchida, a leading neuroscientist whose work has reshaped our understanding of learning, decision-making, and sensory processing, has been appointed the…

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MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center

The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is pleased to announce a food drive to benefit the Cambridge Community Center (CCC), a local organization dedicated to supporting families through…

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Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship

MCB postdoctoral fellow Rebecka Sepela has been selected as one of the 2025 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows, a prestigious honor recognizing early-career scientists whose…

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MCB to Host 2025 Edsall Lecture with Dr. László Csanády

The upcoming John T. Edsall Lecture will be delivered on November 13, 2025 by László Csanády, MD, PhD, a leading authority in the field of ion channel structure…

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MCB Researchers Highlighted in Nature Publication Series

Researchers from the Brain Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) will release an extraordinary series of 16 manuscripts in Nature on November 5.. This collection, made possible by large…

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Community Building with Intercultural Communication Workshop

MCB’s Assistant Director of Human Resources and Community Task Force (CTF) administrator, Julia Fannon, invites all members of the MCB community to take part in the upcoming “Community…

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