Work spearheaded by post-doctoral fellow Tadasu Nozaki, in the Kleckner laboratory, and recently published in Nature (PDF), uses a powerful new approach to examine pairing of homologous chromosomes…
News from 2026
Neuroscience Concentrators to Lead 2025 Class Committee
[caption]Uzma Issa (l) and Srija Vem[/caption] Neuroscience concentrators Uzma Issa (‘25) and Srija Vem (‘25) have been elected as First and Second Class Marshals respectively. The two will…
Postdocs Awarded Funding from the NIH and Branco Weiss
For many postdocs, research fellowships are a vital form of funding. This semester, three postdocs from MCB labs have recently been awarded fellowships. Bongmin Bae of the Whipple…
Faculty Wins Welcome Volleyball Match Between Faculty and MCO G1s
The annual volleyball game where the first year MCO graduate students play against the MCB faculty is a beloved tradition at the annual Research Retreat. This year, the…
Teaching Faculty Spotlight: Sien Verschave
Sien Verschave’s journey to the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) is a testament to her resilience and passion for science and education. Born and raised in…
Walking Fish and the Origins of Limbs: How Sea Robins Illuminate Evolutionary Wonders
Imagine a fish with legs, not just fins. A creature that strolls along the ocean floor, hunting for prey with an almost eerie precision. This is the remarkable…
Dániel Barabási’s Artwork on Display This Monday
Dániel Barabási, a former graduate student from the lab of MCB’s Florian Engert and now a neuroscience postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute, is also an accomplished artist. …
MCB Research Retreat Brings Together Community
Each September, the MCB community gathers for their research retreat, where community members can learn about each other’s research, have fun, meet incoming graduate students and other community…
Peering into the Social Brain
Why is social connection so crucial, and what motivates animals to seek it out? This is the core question that MCB Professor Catherine Dulac has been investigating for…
Graduate Student Spotlight: Julius Tabin (Elya Lab)
OEB graduate student Julius Tabin is a member of the Elya Lab. There he is investigating fungus-infected “zombie” flies and searching for the molecule or molecules that cause…
