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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…

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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…

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The Rhinos Get Wicked for Halloween

It’s that time of year again—when the iconic rhinos outside the BioLabs building get a seasonal makeover! Continuing a beloved MCB tradition, the first-year students in the Molecules,…

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Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor

MCB’s Catherine Dulac, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and renowned neuroscientist, has been appointed the Xander University Professor. Four Harvard scholars were recognized with appointments as University Professors,…

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BioFestival 2025: Zymo Lightning Talk and Poster Competition Winners Announced

At the heart of this year’s inaugural BioFestival, co-sponsored by Zymo Research on October 18, was a friendly and fast-paced scientific competition showcasing the creativity and curiosity of…

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Halloween TGIF: Costume & Pumpkin Contest

Hosted by the Denic Lab Friday, October 31, 2025 | 5:00–7:30 PM | Biolabs Courtyard (Right after A Slice of Science ) Join us for a spooktacular Halloween…

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Anastasiia Sukalskaia Awarded Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship

Postdoctoral fellow Anastasiia Sukalskaia has received a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, which will support her research in the lab of MCB’s Nicholas Bellono on…

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Hannah McCalmon Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship to Study How the Brain Remembers Smells

Fourth-year MCO PhD student Hannah McCalmon of the Venkatesh Murthy Lab in MCB has been awarded an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship to support her research on how the…

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