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Kazuki Nagashima Wins Charles H. Hood Foundation Award to Investigate Early-Life Dietary Triggers of Immune Tolerance

The Charles H. Hood Foundation has awarded MCB Assistant Professor Kazuki Nagashima a Child Health Research Award, supporting his investigation into a fundamental—but poorly understood—process that may hold…

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Joshua Sanes Elected Fellow of the British Royal Society

Joshua Sanes, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named a Fellow of the British Royal Society, one of the highest honors in…

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Carolyn Elya Receives Prestigious Smith Family Foundation Award for Biomedical Research

MCB Assistant Professor Carolyn Elya has been named a 2025 recipient of the Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, a highly competitive honor that supports promising…

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Harvard’s Advising Programs Office Honors Monica Boselli and Dora Michaelides for Outstanding Contributions

In a celebration of mentorship and academic guidance, Harvard University has recognized Monica Boselli, PhD, MCB Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager, and Harvard sophomore Dora Michaelides with prestigious Excellence…

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Carolyn Elya Named a 2025 Searle Scholar

The MCB Department is delighted to announce that MCB Assistant Professor Carolyn Elya has been selected as a 2025 Searle Scholar. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional young faculty…

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Lichtman Lab’s Collaborative Work Honored with 2024 Good Tech Award

A groundbreaking paper co-authored by the lab of MCB’s Jeff Lichtman has been named a recipient of the 2024 Good Tech Awards by The New York Times. This…

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MCB’s Takao Hensch Receives Japanese National Honor

Takao Hensch, MCB Professor and Neurology Professor at Boston Children’s Hospital, will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon—one of Japan’s highest civilian…

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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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Nicholas Bellono Unravels the Mysteries of Diverse Sensory Systems: Wins 2024 Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience

We are thrilled to announce that MCB’s Nicholas Bellono, has been honored with the 2024 Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).…

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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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