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News from 2026

(l – r) Sandhya Kumar, Sydney M.Levy, Sean Meng, Mira Hu Jiang, Ashini Modi, Yuchen Huang, Aidan Jingwei Zhou, and Anne Liang

May 28, 2026

Harvard Students Recognized with Hoopes Prizes for Outstanding Thesis Work

Eight graduating seniors in our MCB and Neuroscience concentrations have received the prestigious Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Harvard College's premier undergraduate prize recognizing outstanding scholarly work or research. This…

May 27, 2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) proudly congratulates all of our graduating students! First and foremost, we celebrate our PhD graduates. This year, 11 students in…

(l – r) Dr. David Anderson, Dr. Hope Merens, Dr. Kimmey Berg, Dr. Heer Joisher, Dr. Luolan Bai, and Dr. Saara Luna; (not shown) Dr. Easun Arunachalam, Dr. Jeremy Conway, Dr. Patrick Gainey, Dr. Jeremy Koob, and Dr. Ali Pete

May 26, 2026

MCB Educators Honored with University Teaching and Advising Awards

Two MCB curriculum and pedagogy managers have been recognized for their dedication to undergraduate education and student mentorship, highlighting the department’s ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching and…

May 26, 2026

A Shared Milestone: Julia Fannon, Audrie Cortes Puentes, and Che Lomonte-Gardiner Earn Harvard Master’s Degrees While Working Full-Time in MCB

This spring, MCB celebrates Julia Fannon, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Audrie Cortes Puentes, HR & Academic Affairs Coordinator, who each will each earn Master’s degrees in Industrial-Organizational…

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(l to r) Audrie Cortes Puentes, (future graduate) Grady, Che Lomonte-Gardiner, and Julia Fannon

May 22, 2026

Kathryn Nairn Awarded the John Dowling Prize for Neuroscience Senior Thesis

The Harvard Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) is thrilled to announce that senior neuroscience concentrator Kathryn (Katy) Nairn has been awarded the prestigious John Dowling Prize.…

May 20, 2026

Andrew Murray Receives Levenson Teaching Award

Harvard College Professor Andrew Murray of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, the Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics, and Director of the Rowland Institute at Harvard,…

May 19, 2026

Rebecka Sepela Wins Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Award in Neuroscience to Study How Microbes Shape Octopus Social Life

Rebecka Sepela, a postdoctoral fellow in the MCB lab of Nick Bellono, has won a 2026 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award in Neuroscience from The Warren Alpert…

May 13, 2026

Seven Harvard Juniors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa

We are thrilled to announce that seven outstanding Harvard College juniors concentrating in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB), and Neuroscience have been elected…

(l to r) Nicholas Dang, Jeffrey Qi, Cindy DeDianous, Christopher Shin, Hunter Haynes, Aran Sonnad-Joshi, and Rafael Jacobsen

May 12, 2026

Teaching Retreat to Explore the Future of Undergraduate Science Education at Harvard

Faculty, instructors, postdoctoral fellows, and teaching staff from across Harvard will gather on Tuesday, May 19, for a daylong Teaching Retreat focused on undergraduate science education, innovative classroom…

May 11, 2026

Jeff Lichtman Named a Harvard College Professor

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointment of five new Harvard College Professors, including Jeff Lichtman, the Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular…

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