Four seniors from the Neuroscience and CPB concentrations have been chosen as recipients of scholarships and grants through various branches of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. These four…
News from 2026
Taylor Shirtliff-Hinds Wins Bowdoin Prize for Undergraduate Essay in the Natural Sciences
An essay by Neuroscience concentrator Taylor Shirtliff-Hinds (‘21) has been awarded the 2021 Bowdoin Prize for Undergraduate Essay in the Natural Sciences. Established in 1791, the Bowdoin Prizes…
Aaron Abai (MCB ‘22) Joins Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Honor Society
MCB concentrator Aaron Abai (‘22) has been elected to the Harvard chapter of the prestigious academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa (PBK). Founded in 1776, PBK is the…
Kathleen Ran (Neuro ‘21) Awarded Dowling Prize for Undergraduate Thesis Work in Neuroscience
Neuroscience concentrator Kathleen Ran (‘21) has been awarded the Dowling Thesis Prize, which honors outstanding thesis work by an undergraduate doing neurobiology research. The award’s namesake, MCB faculty…
MCB Community Pitches in to Help Fund COVID-19 Relief for India
In light of the intensifying COVID-19 crisis in India, students at Harvard and over a dozen other universities have banded together to raise funds for humanitarian relief. Since…
Dominic Mao Awarded Star Prize and Voted “Favorite Professor” by Undergraduates
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in MCB and CPB and MCB Lecturer Dominic Mao has received two accolades for his work advising undergraduates: The 2021 Star Prize for…
Postdoc Joseph Zak (Murthy Lab) Receives Polak Young Investigator Award
Postdoc Joseph Zak of the Murthy Lab has been chosen by leaders of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) as a recipient of this year’s Polak Young Investigator…
Harvard Gazette Highlights Yoseph Boku (MCB ‘21) and Y2Y Harvard Square
MCB concentrator and graduating senior Yoseph Boku’s exceptional work with the Y2Y homeless youth shelter in Harvard Square has been featured in The Harvard Gazette. When he arrived…
Staff Spotlight: Kwasi Agbleke, HCBI Imaging Scientist
Andrews Akwasi Agbleke, who goes by Kwasi, has completed his postdoctoral work in the Kleckner Lab but continues to work closely with many MCB researchers as an imaging…
The Bacterial Flagellar Engine Has a Bidirectional Gearshift [Berg Lab]
Bacteria are a nanotechnological marvel. Consider the bacterium Escherichia coli as an example. Barely a millionth the size of a typical human (E. coli is a rod-shaped cell…
