MCB is pleased to announce that Naoshige (Nao) Uchida, a leading neuroscientist whose work has reshaped our understanding of learning, decision-making, and sensory processing, has been appointed the…
News from 2026
Wishing Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Break!
The university will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 26–28, in observance of Thanksgiving break. To everyone celebrating, we hope you enjoy time with loved ones—and perhaps…
SAVE THE DATE – MCB Community Forum on December 5, 2025
The MCB Community Forum takes place once each semester. This semester, MCB Chair Rachelle Gaudet will lead the meeting on Friday, December 5, at 4:00 pm in the…
MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center
The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is pleased to announce a food drive to benefit the Cambridge Community Center (CCC), a local organization dedicated to supporting families through…
Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
MCB postdoctoral fellow Rebecka Sepela has been selected as one of the 2025 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows, a prestigious honor recognizing early-career scientists whose…
MCB to Host 2025 Edsall Lecture with Dr. László Csanády
The upcoming John T. Edsall Lecture will be delivered on November 13, 2025 by László Csanády, MD, PhD, a leading authority in the field of ion channel structure…
MCB Researchers Highlighted in Nature Publication Series
Researchers from the Brain Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) will release an extraordinary series of 16 manuscripts in Nature on November 5.. This collection, made possible by large…
Community Building with Intercultural Communication Workshop
MCB’s Assistant Director of Human Resources and Community Task Force (CTF) administrator, Julia Fannon, invites all members of the MCB community to take part in the upcoming “Community…
A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light
Making molecules light up at the nanoscale is key to understanding how biomolecules are organized within cells and how their interactions shape cellular function. While luminescent protein tags…
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor
Joshua Sanes, PhD, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, emeritus, and founding director of Harvard’s Center for Brain Science (CBS), has been awarded the…
