Insects affect human lives both positively and negatively, therefore understanding how they interact with their surroundings can help us better manage their effects on our lives. Gustatory receptors…
News from 2024
Pietro de Camilli to Present 2024 Konrad Bloch Lecture on April 11
This year’s Bloch lecture will be delivered by HHMI Investigator Pietro de Camilli whose research centers on neuronal cell biology in health and disease. At Yale University, where…
April MCB Community Forum – SUBMIT QUESTIONS BY April 3
MCB Chair, Rachelle Gaudet, will host the next MCB Community Forum scheduled for Friday, April 12 at 4:00 pm in BL1080. There will be time for in-person questions…
Nick Bellono’s Studies of Aquatic Adaptations Make a Splash
“I got interested in octopus, honestly, because it’s octopus and it’s really cool,” says Nicholas Bellono, MCB Associate Professor. We agree, and apparently, Nick’s obvious enthusiasm for his…
Nominations for the 2024 MCB Mentorship Award Open Now
MCB’s Community Task Force (CTF) on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is excited to announce the 2024 MCB Mentorship Award. This award recognizes individuals within the MCB community…
Q&A with Nick Bellono
"Nicholas Bellono is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) at Harvard University. He studied cell physiology and ion channel biophysics at Brown…
Professor Haim Sompolinsky Receives The Brain Prize
MCB Professor-in-Residence and Professor of Physics Haim Sompolinsky has been awarded The Brain Prize, the world’s largest brain research prize, given to researchers who have had a ground-breaking…
Postdoc Spotlight: Olakunle Jaiyesimi [Extavour Lab]
Postdoc Olakunle Jaiyesimi of the Extavour Lab is using metabolomics, or the study of an organism’s global metabolic products, to address questions about the effects of the environment…
Graduate Student Spotlight: Alan Baez Vazquez
MCO graduate student Alan Baez Vazquez is investigating how immune cells called macrophages contribute to repair of damaged lung tissue in Ruth Franklin’s lab. Franklin is an Assistant…
Quanta Magazine Features Cassandra Extavour
OEB and MCB faculty Cassandra Extavour and her research into the origins of multicellular life are featured in a recent story in Quanta Magazine. Interviewed by Claudia Dreifus,…
