Researchers from the Kleckner Lab, in collaboration with researchers at CNRS in France and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have found evidence that microscopic “inter-axis bridges,” which form…
News from 2025
How to Help Ukraine: Links & Resources
The MCB community, along with the rest of the world, has been watching attacks on Ukraine escalate. The events have left many people shaken and unsure how to…
Staff Spotlight: Ronnie Mugimu
MCB Associate Director of Finance and Research Administration Ronnie Mugimu leads a team of administrators who oversee spending and assist faculty with administering grants and funds. The group…
How the Flagellar Motor Signals a Surface Encounter [Berg Lab]
Last week, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) (PDF) posted a paper co-authored by the late MCB professor Howard Berg and myself, a research associate in…
Neuro Concentrators Nidhi Patel (‘22) and Marissa Sumathipala (‘22) Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Nidhi Patel (Government and Neuro ‘22) and Marissa Sumathipala (Neuro with Secondary in Chemistry ‘22) have been awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships that will support their postgraduate studies…
Meselson Lab Publishes Evidence of Sexual Reproduction in Bdelloid Rotifers
Why most eukaryotes reproduce sexually has long been a major problem in evolutionary biology. After all, by not having to produce males, species that reproduce parthenogenetically should have…
Hopi Hoekstra Named as a 2021 AAAS Fellow
MCB and OEB faculty Hopi Hoekstra has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), joining a cohort of AAAS Fellows that includes many…
Murthy Lab to Collaborate with NTT Research, Inc. on Biologically-Inspired AI Algorithms
MCB faculty Venki Murthy has been named a primary investigator in a new joint project between Harvard’s Center for Brain Science, where Murthy serves as Paul J. Finnegan…
Neuro Concentrator Nellie Ide (‘22) Awarded Fellowship to Spend Year with Kung Fu Nuns in Kathmandu
After graduation, Neuroscience concentrator Nellie Ide (‘22) will spend a year learning kung fu in Kathmandu, Nepal while working on public service projects with the “Kung Fu Nuns,”…
MCB Gift Drive Collects Dozens of Winter Coats for Cradles to Crayons
MCB’s Annual Holiday Gift Drive collected ten bags filled with winter coats for kids and one bag filled with new socks for the local nonprofit Cradles to Crayons.…
