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…
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MCB Concentrator to Build Biotech Startup
“I believe that sometimes when you know exactly what you want to do in ten years, you should just do it now.” So says Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz, formerly…
MCB WELCOMES THREE PRECEPTORS
MCB is pleased to welcome three new preceptors to the department. Preceptors are full-time equivalent faculty members who are passionate about education and teaching at the university level. …
MCB STUDENTS EARN PRESTIGIOUS RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
(l to r) Garrett Lam, Venki Murthy and Grace Huckins Five Harvard undergraduates will begin courses at the University of Oxford next year under the ultra competitive Rhodes…
SCINOTE: UNDERGRADUATE ENTREPRENEUR IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Student by day, Executive Director by night, neuroscience concentrator Yi Zhang, class of 2017, moonlights as the mastermind behind SciNote, a science blog and non-profit education organization that…
SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM: RESEARCH IN PARIS [LUE AND VIEL]
This summer, Professors Rob Lue and Alain Viel took biology out of the lab and onto the streets with “Biology, Innovation, and the 21st Century Smart City,” a…
BACK FROM BANGALORE: SUMMER RESEARCH IN INDIA LEAVES UNDERGRADS HUNGRY FOR MORE
(l to r) Shivangi Parmar '17, Shunn Theingi '18, Ryan Draft '10 PhD, Eleni Apostolatos '18, Jeshurun Gnanasegaram '17 Unforgettable international escapades ranked second to hands-on lab experience…
THINK GLOBALLY, RESEARCH INTERNATIONALLY: UNDERGRADUATE SCIENTISTS STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN
"It all started from my own experience,” says MCB professor Takao Hensch of his thriving study abroad programs in Japan. When he graduated from Harvard College, he resolved…
“SHARING IS CARING”: SUMMER INTERNSHIP THRIVES ON MENTORSHIP EXCHANGE
Summer intern Ashley Ngo admits she was very nervous her first day in the Schier lab. As she timidly introduced herself to a roomful of accomplished strangers, someone…
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Samuel, Zhen, and Venkatachalam Labs Observe C. elegans Brain in Action https://t.co/CRNr8Tp4lK