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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/

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Call for Nominations: 2026 MCB Mentorship Award - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 MCB Mentorship Award are now open! This annual award recognizes individuals within the […]

Call for Nominations: 2026 MCB Mentorship Award #AcademicSky #higherEd
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05.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two PNAS Papers from the Samuel Lab Illuminate the Bacterial Flagellar Motor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Two new papers published in PNAS from the lab of Aravinthan Samuel shine fresh light on one of biology’s most iconic molecular machines: the bacterial flagellar motor. Although […]

Two PNAS Papers from the Samuel Lab Illuminate the Bacterial Flagellar Motor πŸ§ͺ 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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03.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wendy Valencia Montoya Receives Weintraub Graduate Student Award for Groundbreaking Thesis on the Evolution of Sensory Worlds - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Wendy Valencia Montoya has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Award in recognition of her doctoral thesis, an ambitious and interdisciplinary body of […]

Wendy Valencia Montoya Receives Weintraub Graduate Student Award for Groundbreaking Thesis on the Evolution of Sensory Worlds 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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02.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Brain and Heart in Parallel: Zebrafish Study Reframes the Biology of Fear - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology In a new study published in Cell Reports, (PDF) researchers from the labs of MCB’s Florian Engert and Mark Fishman of the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative […]

Brain and Heart in Parallel: Zebrafish Study Reframes the Biology of Fear 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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27.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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The Secret to Schooling: How Internal States Shape Social Interactions during Schooling - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A school of fish can look like a single, flowing organismβ€”dozens of bodies turning and aligning in near-perfect synchrony. But that seamless choreography emerges from many individual animals […]

The Secret to Schooling: How Internal States Shape Social Interactions during Schooling 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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24.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology 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 prov...

Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship πŸ§ͺ 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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20.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Murthy Lab to Host Open House Showcasing the Science of Smell on March 6 - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology On March 6, the lab of MCB’s Venkatesh Murthy will open its doors to the Harvard community for a special Lab Open House, offering visitors an inside look […]

Murthy Lab to Host Open House Showcasing the Science of Smell on March 6 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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19.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doty Lecture to Feature Chromosome Pioneer Kazuhiro Maeshima - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce this year’s Paul Doty Lecture, featuring renowned chromosome biologist Kazuhiro Maeshima of Japan’s National Institute of Geneti...

Doty Lecture to Feature Chromosome Pioneer Kazuhiro Maeshima #STEM πŸ§ͺ 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd #Chromatin
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18.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Mira Jiang Awarded Schwarzman Fellowship to Study Global Affairs and Health Systems in China - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Mira Jiang, a senior concentrator in computational neuroscience with a secondary in English literature, has been selected as a Schwarzman Fellow and will begin the prestigious, fully funded […]

Mira Jiang Awarded Schwarzman Fellowship to Study Global Affairs and Health Systems in China 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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10.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I β™₯ Science Returns to the Harvard Museum of Natural History THIS SATURDAY - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Shake off the winter blues and release your inner scientist at I β™₯ Science, a popular, hands-on afternoon of discovery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History that […]

I β™₯ Science Returns to the Harvard Museum of Natural History THIS SATURDAY 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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04.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Harvard College Seniors Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology We are pleased to announce that the following eight seniors with concentrations in Neuroscience, CPB, or MCB have been nominated for membership in Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the […]

Harvard College Seniors Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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02.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Two postdoctoral researchers affiliated with MCB have been awarded highly competitive Postdoctoral Pioneer Fellowships from the Harvard Brain Initiative (HBI), recognizing innovative projects that spa...

Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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28.01.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bongmin (Min) Bae Awarded New American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Bongmin (Min) Bae, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of MCB Professor Amanda Whipple, has been awarded a new postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. The two-year […]

Bongmin (Min) Bae Awarded New American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship πŸ§ͺ 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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23.01.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration Now Open for the Inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is excited to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers, a new hands-on summer […]

Registration Now Open for the Inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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21.01.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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MCB Postdoc Surabhi Sreenivas Awarded ADA Fellowship for Type 2 Diabetes Research - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Surabhi Sreenivas, an MCB postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Maxim Prigozhin has been awarded a three-year American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship to study how the liver regulates […]

MCB Postdoc Surabhi Sreenivas Awarded ADA Fellowship for Type 2 Diabetes Research 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 πŸ”¬ #AcademicSky #higherEd
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20.01.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Smarter Microscopes, Faster Maps: Lichtman Lab’s β€œSmartEM” Brings AI to Connectomics - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A new paper in Nature Methods (PDF) from the labs of MCB’s Jeff Lichtman and Aravinthan Samuel, of the department of physics and Center for Brain Science, introduces […]

Smarter Microscopes, Faster Maps: Lichtman Lab’s β€œSmartEM” Brings AI to Connectomics 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @yaronmr.bsky.social @harvard.edu @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @natmethods.nature.com @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @thermofishersci.bsky.social

31.12.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvard College Senior Fajr Khan Named 2025 Pakistan Rhodes Scholar - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Harvard College senior Fajr Khan, a neuroscience concentrator whose work spans maternal mental health, child psychology, and the biological foundations of psychiatric illness, has been selected as a [...

Harvard College Senior Fajr Khan Named 2025 Pakistan Rhodes Scholar #AcademicSky #higherEd
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22.12.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MCB Graduate ’24 Edith (Tomi) Siyanbade Awarded Marshall Scholarship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB concentrator and 2024 graduate Tomi Siyanbade has been named a Marshall Scholar and will pursue a doctoral degree in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford. The […]

MCB Graduate ’24 Edith (Tomi) Siyanbade Awarded Marshall Scholarship #AcademicSky #higherEd
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18.12.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nancy Kleckner Recognized for Pioneering Work in Chromosome Dynamics - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology 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 ...

Nancy Kleckner Recognized for Pioneering Work in Chromosome Dynamics πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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15.12.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ancient Plants Used Infrared Radiation to Attract Their Pollinators - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Long before flowers painted the planet in brilliant colors, some of Earth’s earliest plants were glowingβ€”not with pigment, but with heat. A new study from the lab of […]

Ancient Plants Used Infrared Radiation to Attract Their Pollinators #research 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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11.12.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Glenda Espinoza Receives the 2025 Doty–Losick Prize for Exceptional Service - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Last Friday, MCB’s once-a-semester Community Forum, hosted by Rachelle Gaudet, took place, and the recipient of this year’s 2025 Doty–Losick Award, Glenda Espinoza, Assistant Supervisor with C&W Facil...

Glenda Espinoza Receives the 2025 Doty–Losick Prize for Exceptional Service
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09.12.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB is pleased to announce that Xueyang Dong, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of MCB’s Kazuki Nagashima, has been selected for a prestigious Cancer Research Institute (CRI) […]

MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship πŸ§ͺ #Science #Biology #Immunology 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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08.12.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A long-standing mystery in microbiome researchβ€”how a gut-bacterial toxin physically damages human DNAβ€”has finally been solved through a close collaboration led in part by researchers in the Victoria [...

MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study πŸ§ͺ 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd #research
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04.12.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology When Ashley Johnson stepped into the role of Interim Program Administrator for the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB) concentrations this past May, […]

Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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01.12.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology 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 [...

Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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25.11.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wishing Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Break! - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The university will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 26–28, in observance of Thanksgiving break. To everyone celebrating, we hope you enjoy time with loved onesβ€”and perhaps […]

Wishing Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Break! 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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24.11.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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18.11.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is pleased to announce a food drive to benefit the Cambridge Community Center (CCC), a local organization dedicated to supporting families through […]

MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center #AcademicSky #higherEd
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18.11.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rebecka Sepela Receives L’OrΓ©al USA For Women in Science Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB postdoctoral fellow Rebecka Sepela has been selected as one of the 2025 L’OrΓ©al USA For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows, a prestigious honor recognizing early-career scientists whose […]

Rebecka Sepela Receives L’OrΓ©al USA For Women in Science Fellowship 🧠 πŸ§ͺ🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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14.11.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0