News from 2015
ELEVEN UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVE THIRTEEN PRIZES
(back row, l to r) Dr. Laura Magnotti (Neuro Advisor), Dr. Tom Torello (MCB & CPB Advisor), Dr. Ryan Draft (Neuro Advisor), Emma Kowal, Prof. Rachelle Gaudet (Co-Head…
FINDING OF SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN BDELLOID ROTIFERS REMOVES WHAT HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FOR EVOLUTIONARY THEORY [MESELSON LAB]
(l to r) Matthew Meselson, Ana Signorovitch, and Eugene Gladyshev; (Jae Hur not shown) Nearly all species of animals and plants reproduce sexually, either exclusively or alternating with…
CHROMOSOMES AS MECHANICAL OBJECTS [KLECKNER LAB]
We have suggested that chromosomes should be viewed as macroscopic mechanical objects whose functions are governed by accumulation, release and redistribution of mechanical stress. We have proposed specifically…
FOUR MCB POSTDOCS RECEIVE FELLOWSHIPS
(l to r) Jonny Kohl, Jeff Moore, Michal Rabani-Drier, and Benedicte Babyan Congratulation to Johannes Kohl and Jeffrey Moore from the Catherine Dulac Lab, Benedicte Babayan from the…
NEUROBIOLOGY CONCENTRATOR, SAHEELA IBRAHEEM, IS FEATURED IN THE HARVARD GAZETTE
Read more in the Harvard Gazette
HARNESSING THE POWER OF AMAZON’S CLOUD IN A NEW ERA FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY [LESCHZINER LAB]
(l) Andres Leschziner and Michael Cianfrocco Structural biology is currently undergoing a revolution: single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has recently realized its potential for routinely determining the structures of…
WIRED TO ESCAPE [SCHIER AND ENGERT LABS]
(l) Alex Schier, and Alix Lacoste Knock on a tank of fish and you may observe that the animals suddenly change position. Blink, and you missed it. When…
