100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
It’s common to speak of “the structure of a protein,” but proteins are dynamic molecules that move and shapeshift. A protein can be described as 1-dimensional polymer –…
Work from the lab of Jeeyun Chung, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, on lipid droplets’ roles in neurodegenerative diseases will be supported by a Chan Zuckerberg…
The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) hopes to identify inequalities that exist in our community and action items that we can…
Dominic Mao, Molecular and Cellular Biology Lecturer and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies for Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB) and MCB, has been voted one of the senior…
Understanding how functional neuronal circuits are established during development is a fundamental challenge in neuroscience. During development, the complex neuronal circuitry of the brain arises from limited information…
As they navigate their environment, animals readily learn to repeat actions which yield reward and avoid actions which cause punishment. This kind of learning is especially efficient when…
Five seniors from concentrations administered by the MCB department have been elected to the Harvard chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) academic honor society. Established in…
MCB and SCRB faculty Sharad Ramanathan and his research on embryonic development have been featured in the January-February issue of Harvard Magazine. The story, penned by Harvard Magazine…
MCB faculty Joshua Sanes is part of a coalition of scientists who are attempting to map and characterize all of the cell types present in mammalian brains. His…
For many years, MCB has held fundraisers and gift drives to support a local charity or to show support for someone in MCB. This is the first time…
