Deepak Singh’s education took a turn during his first year at Harvard when he was diagnosed with glaucoma, an incurable disease that causes damage to the optic nerve.…
News from 2024
Rio McLellan (Neuro ‘23) Wins John E. Dowling Thesis Prize for Undergraduate Thesis Research
Rio McLellan (Neuroscience with secondary in Philosophy ‘23) has been awarded the Dowling Prize for undergraduate thesis research in neurobiology. Named for MCB faculty John Dowling, the prize…
Hopi Hoekstra Named C.Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences
MCB and OEB faculty Hopi Hoekstra has been appointed C.Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences. Chosen by the FAS Dean, the Professor of Arts and Sciences title…
Multiple New X-ray Snapshots Reveal How Transition Metals Cross Cellular Membranes Through Nramp Transporters [Gaudet Lab]
Transition metals like iron and manganese play crucial roles in various metabolic processes like photosynthesis, oxygen transport, and energy production through the electron transport chain. Transport proteins residing…
NSF Selects Five Graduate Students from MCO and MCB Labs for Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to several current MCO students and alumni of the Neuroscience, MCB, and CPB concentrations. The NSF Graduate…
Sean Eddy Appointed Harvard College Professor
MCB Chair Sean Eddy has been named as Harvard College Professor. The five-year appointment honors faculty who excel in undergraduate teaching and positively influence the educational environment at…
MCB in the News_Richard Losick Received the First Microbial Sciences Initiative’s Distinguished Achievement Award
Rich Losick
Postdocs Shuonan He, Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Ding Liu, Brandon Logeman, and Isobel Ronai Awarded Fellowships
Several postdocs from MCB Labs have received prestigious fellowships that will support their ongoing research. To learn more about these postdocs and their fellowships, read on! Shuonan He…
MCB Welcomes Rachelle Gaudet as New Department Chair
On July 1st, MCB faculty Rachelle Gaudet will succeed Sean Eddy as department chair. “Rachelle will be an outstanding chair for MCB,” Eddy says. “She and I share…
You Can’t Learn Too Much: How Brain Representations of Complex Odor Mixtures Evolve with Experience [Murthy Lab]
The piriform cortex in the mammalian brain is the largest cortical region that receives direct sensory input from the olfactory bulb as well as complex top-down inputs from…
