As students start planning for the summer ahead, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) invites Harvard undergraduate students to an upcoming information session on two…
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University of Tokyo IRCN Symposium Comes to Harvard
On Thursday, August 28, MCB will host the University of Tokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) Symposium @Harvard, bringing together leading neuroscientists from Japan and Harvard for…
Early Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development
MCB researchers show GABA-based sedation in newborns speeds up brain development, confirming decades of animal research in a human cohort. A new longitudinal study led by MCB’s Takao…
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…
Information Session for Harvard’s Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program: NOVEMBER 6
The Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program (JSSURP) at Harvard is increasingly recognized as a leading gateway for aspiring scientists to gain hands-on research experience in Japan. Since…
Early Life Stress Shapes Attention Deficits in Male (But Not Female) Mice [Hensch Lab]
In a new study published in Science Translational Medicine (PDF), the Hensch Lab shares evidence that erratic maternal caregiving during a critical period leads to attention deficits in…
World Science Festival Highlights Takao Hensch in New Video
MCB faculty Takao Hensch is being featured alongside neuroscientist John Krakauer of Johns Hopkins and neurotechnologist Brett Wingeier of Magnus Medical in a video about neuroplasticity on the…
A Signature Brain Wave That Signals Windows of Brain Plasticity [Hensch Lab]
Researchers from the Hensch Lab—led by MCB faculty Takao Hensch, Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager Kathleen Quast (Ph.D. ‘13), and then graduate student Rebecca Reh (Ph.D. ‘15)—have identified biomarkers…
Giselle Grenier Receives Dean’s Distinction Award [Hensch Lab]
MCB administrative staff member Giselle Grenier, who serves as executive assistant to MCB faculty Takao Hensch and John Dowling, has been named as a 2020 recipient of the…
Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program (JSSURP) Expands to New Sites and Disciplines
Years ago, a Harvard undergraduate named Takao Hensch decided to spend a year conducting research in Japan. But lining up a position overseas proved tricky. “I put it…
