News from 2015

DOUG MELTON RELEASES NEW STEM CELL LINES

Doug Melton ( photo by Rick Friedman) MCB Professor Doug Melton has produced 17 new human embryonic stem cell lines and made them available to scientists around the…

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE “DISCOVERY BIOLOGY” FIRSTHAND

Stan Authier, North Smithfield High School Nearly 500 high school biology students are participating in the Spring Biology Laboratory Workshops, being offered jointly by the Department of Molecular…

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LAWRENCE BOGORAD PASSES AWAY

Lawrence Bogorad Lawrence Bogorad, Maria Moors Cabot professor of biology emeritus, died on 28 December 2003, while vacationing with his family in Mexico. Dr. Bogorad, known for his…

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AMY JORDAN RECEIVES PERALTA AWARD

"Receiving the Peralta award was a pleasant surprise. It is a particular honor because 'the competition' – my classmates – are a talented and formidable bunch.   It…

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MANIATIS RECEIVES MILSTEIN AWARD

Tom Maniatis, Thomas H. Lee Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named a co-recipient, with John Hiscott of McGill University, of the 2003 Milstein Award. The…

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MERCK HONORS DON WILEY WITH FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

"Don Wiley spent his scientific career in the pursuit of excellence," says Mervyn Turner, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing and External Research, Merck Research Laboratories. "As someone who…

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