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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…

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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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Dulac Lab Postdocs Awarded Grants from NIH and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)

Two postdocs from the Dulac Lab have recently been awarded fellowships. Changwoo Seo was selected for an NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, and Mostafizur Rahman received a…

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The Development of Instincts at the Single Cell Level

A new study from the Dulac Lab explores how one small brain region called the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus changes through early life in mice. Though…

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Dulac Lab Identifies “Loneliness” Neurons in the Hypothalamus

Loneliness is encoded in the brain in a way that closely resembles the neural architectures governing drives like thirst and hunger, researchers from the Dulac Lab report. A…

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Catherine Dulac to be Named Officer of the Legion d’Honneur

We are thrilled to announce that distinguished MCB professor Catherine Dulac was honored with the title of Officer of the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian award. The prestigious…

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Camille Testard: A Tour de Force of Primate Neuroscience [Dulac Lab]

Camille Testard, Harvard Junior Fellow in Catherine Dulac's lab, has earned prestigious recognition for her innovative research in primate neuroethology, a field investigating the neural basis of social…

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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…

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