Now through December 15th, MCB is throwing a gift drive to collect blankets, hand warmers, and warm clothing for adults (particularly in large sizes) for Harvard Square Homeless…
News from 2023
Program for Scientifically-Inspired Leadership (PSIL) Will Host Workshop for High School Students in India
The Program for Scientifically-Inspired Leadership (PSIL), founded and led by Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in MCB and CPB Dominic Mao, is returning to India this January to…
Nett Lab to Host Open House on December 8
After opening in summer 2022, the Nett Lab will hold an Open House on Friday, December 8. The event will be open to the extended MCB community, including…
Wishing Everyone a Happy Break!
On November 23rd and November 24th, the university will be closed for Thanksgiving break. We’d like to wish everyone who observes the holiday a happy turkey day! We…
Lewis C. Cantley Will Deliver the John T. Edsall Lecture on December 7
Distinguished cell biologist Lewis C. Cantley of Dana Farber Cancer Institute will deliver the John T. Edsall Lecture on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at noon in the Northwest…
Faculty Florian Engert and Bence Ölveczky to Compete in Clipper Round the World Sailing Race
MCB faculty Florian Engert and OEB faculty Bence Ölveczky are spending their sabbaticals on the high seas, competing in a sailboat race around the world. They will launch…
Benjamin Chang (CPB and Computer Science ‘24) Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
CPB and Computer Science concentrator Benjamin Chang (‘24) has received a Rhodes Scholarship to study engineering at the University of Oxford next year. He is one of ten…
Scott Keeney will Deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on November 30
On Thursday November 30, Scott Keeney of Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and HHMI investigator will deliver the 2023 Paul Doty Lecture. Named for MCB professor Paul…
Plants Repurpose a Textbook Enzyme to Build Neuroactive Medicines [Nett Lab]
Plants are well known for their ability to produce molecules that affect human cognition, including many drugs for treating neurological disease. However, we understand relatively little about how…
Save the Date for MCB Community Forum on December 1st
On Friday, December 1st, MCB will host its first community forum of the semester where speakers will respond to pre-submitted questions. The event is the result of organizing…
