Maxim Prigozhin, Assistant Professor in MCB and Applied Physics, has been awarded the 2026 Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery (MIND) Prize for a bold proposal to transform how…
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Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship
Ryan Nett, MCB assistant professor, has been named a recipient of the 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship. Awarded annually to outstanding tenure-track faculty, the prestigious two-year fellowship provides…
Nancy Kleckner Recognized for Pioneering Work in Chromosome Dynamics
Nancy Kleckner, the Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Biology, has been awarded the 2025 Charles E. Helmstetter Prize Lifetime Achievement Award (PDF) in recognition of her groundbreaking research…
Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration
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…
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…
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,…
Kazuki Nagashima Awarded $100K Gift from Noster to Advance Gut–Immune System Research
MCB is pleased to announce that MCB Assistant Professor Kazuki Nagashima has received a $100,000 research gift from Noster Inc. to support his lab’s studies on how the…
Ryan Nett Named Pew Scholar for Innovative Research on Plant-Derived Molecules
MCB faculty member Ryan Nett has been named a 2025 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, one of 22 early-career scientists selected nationwide for their promising and innovative…
Andrew Murray Elected to EMBO Membership
MCB Professor Andrew Murray has been elected as an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a distinction that honors more than 2,100 leading scientists from…
Carolyn Elya Receives Prestigious Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience
MCB congratulates Carolyn Elya, Assistant Professor of MCB and affiliate of the Center for Brain Science, on receiving a Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience. This competitive early-career award,…
