News from 2026

Larry Gold Will Deliver the Paul Doty Lecture on December 14, 2017

Larry Gold will present the annual Doty Lecture, "Human Proteomics: From Biology to Chemistry to Big Data to Personalized Healthcare", at 12 noon on December 14, 2017 in…

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MCB Postdocs Receive Prestigious NIH Fellowships

Two MCB postdocs--Dhananjay “DJ” Bambah-Mukku of the Dulac Lab and Nicholas Tran of the Sanes Lab--have received fellowship funding from the National Institutes of Health in support of…

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Harvard Researchers Among Those Receiving More Than $150 Million in Funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative

Harvard scientists are among dozens of researchers who will receive more than $150 million in funding over the next five years through the National Institute of Health’s Brain…

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In Memoriam Fotis Kafatos

It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the sad news of the passing of Fotis Kafatos, our dear friend and former colleague. Fotis trained…

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The Brightest are Not Always the Best: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Proteins [Cluzel Lab]

When selecting fluorescent proteins (FPs), it is standard practice to select FPs with the highest in vitro brightness. However, it is well-known that in vitro brightness does not…

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MCO Student Featured in Nature Magazine

Vayu Maini Rekdal, a third-year MCO student  in the Balskus lab, is featured in  PDF

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Former MCO Student Elected to Latino 30 Under 30

Mohammed Mostajo-Radji, a former MCO graduate student from Paola Arlotta’s lab, has been named one of El Mundo Boston’s 2017 Latino 30 under 30. These individuals are chosen…

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Scaffolding didn't stop them. The first-year graduate students continued with the tradition to decorate the rhinos that are located outside the BioLabs.  

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The Brain Representation of Social Information [Dulac and Murthy Labs]

Behaviors such as mating, territorial defense, parenting or predator avoidance, despite being instinctive, are modulated by social experience. Because instinctive behaviors can be elicited without any previous social…

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Postdoc Profile: Fatma Zehra Yildiz [D’Souza Lab]

Anyone lucky enough to be invited over for lunch with postdoctoral fellow Fatma Zehra Yildiz of Victoria D’Souza’s lab should accept immediately. Whoever does will be treated to…

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