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Structural Biologist, Lindy Hop fanatic and amateur nature photographer
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Harvard_MCB
5 days ago
MCB Graduate ’24 Edith (Tomi) Siyanbade Awarded Marshall Scholarship
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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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/mcb-graduate-24-edith-tomi-siyanbade-awarded-marshall-scholarship/
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Congratulations to one of my scientific heroes! Worth a read, several pieces of news about my colleague Nancy Kleckner wrapped into one story!
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Nicholas Bellono
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Infrared radiation is an invitation to pollinating insects
A new study shows that infrared radiation is a pollination signal, one far older than the vivid colors that later became dominant among flowering plants.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/first-male-gets-heated-up-then-female-and-then-you-know/
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Catherine Dulac
10 days ago
New paper alert!!...🤩 Led by
@blogeman.bsky.social
, we identify how cell type-specific hormonal responses in the hypothalamus tunes parenting behavior in males and females 🐭🧠🍼. Highlights in thread 👇 1/6
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Cell Type-Specific Hormonal Signaling Configures Hypothalamic Circuits for Parenting
Parenting behavior emerges from hormonally sensitive circuits, but how distinct circuit components are affected by, and contribute to, sex and state dependent changes in infant caregiving remains uncl...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.11.693766v1
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Harvard_MCB
12 days ago
Ancient Plants Used Infrared Radiation to Attract Their Pollinators
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#higherEd
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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 glowing—not with pigment, but with heat. A new study from the lab of […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/ancient-plants-used-infrared-radiation-to-attract-their-pollinators/
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Harvard_MCB
15 days ago
MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship 🧪
#Science
#Biology
#Immunology
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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) […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/mcb-postdoc-xueyang-dong-awarded-cancer-research-institute-postdoctoral-fellowship/
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Harvard_MCB
19 days ago
MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study 🧪 🧬
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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 research—how a gut-bacterial toxin physically damages human DNA—has finally been solved through a close collaboration led in part by researchers in the Victoria [...
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/mcb-scientists-help-reveal-structure-of-cancer-linked-dna-damage-in-science-study/
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Harvard_MCB
22 days ago
Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB 🧪🧬
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
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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, […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/spotlight-ashley-johnson-brings-a-student-centered-vision-and-a-scientists-heart-to-mcb/
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Harvard_MCB
28 days ago
Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration 🧠 🧪🧬
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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 [...
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/naoshige-uchida-named-jeff-c-tarr-professor-launches-new-simons-funded-autism-research-collaboration/
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Venki Murthy
29 days ago
Congratulations to all the young stars recognized, but a special shout out to my new colleague, the amazing
@sueyeonchung.bsky.social
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 1 month ago
MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center
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#higherEd
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@rachellegaudet.bsky.social
@cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
@neurovenki.bsky.social
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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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/mcb-community-task-force-launches-food-drive-for-the-cambridge-community-center/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 1 month ago
Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship 🧠 🧪🧬
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Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal 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’Oréal USA For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows, a prestigious honor recognizing early-career scientists whose […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/rebecka-sepela-receives-loreal-usa-for-women-in-science-fellowship/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 2 months ago
A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light
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A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Making molecules light up at the nanoscale is key to understanding how biomolecules are organized within cells and how their interactions shape cellular function. While luminescent protein tags […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/a-new-colorful-method-for-nanoscale-imaging-harnesses-electron-induced-light/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 2 months ago
MCB Researchers Highlighted in Nature Publication Series 🧠 🧪🧬
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#higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
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MCB Researchers Highlighted in Nature Publication Series - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Researchers from the Brain Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) will release an extraordinary series of 16 manuscripts in Nature on November 5.. This collection, made possible by large […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/mcb-researchers-highlighted-in-nature-publication-series
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 2 months ago
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor 🧠 🧪🧬
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Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/joshua-sanes-receives-society-for-neurosciences-highest-honor/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Elena Rivas
about 2 months ago
RNA BENASQUE July 05-17 2026
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Ardem Patapoutian
about 2 months ago
I didn’t expect to show up in a political cartoon this year, but I’m grateful.
@chappatte.bsky.social
’s work has always stood out for its wit and courage, and his series “USA: Those Who Resist” captures this moment perfectly. How good is your French?
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Elena Rivas
about 2 months ago
Registration to the next RNA BENASQUE meeting July 05-17 2026 is open.
benasque.org/2026rna/
Yes, Benasque is my profile pic. This
#RNA
meeting puts together for 2 weeks researchers in computational methods for structural RNA. 9th edition already!
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Computational Approaches to RNA Structure and Function
https://benasque.org/2026rna/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 2 months ago
Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor 🧠 🧪🧬
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Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 appointm...
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/catherine-dulac-named-xander-university-professor/
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Rachelle Gaudet
eric lai
about 2 months ago
🪰 folks! I spoke to the Transmitter about FlyBase. As noted at
flybase.org
, bridge $ ran out and many staff were laid off. Good news is stopgap contributions will keep core FlyBase operations active. But community support remains essential. Please donate @FlyBase and share! 1/2
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FlyBase secures funding for year, but future still uncertain
The FlyBase team’s fundraising efforts have proven successful in the short term, but restoration of its federal grant remains uncertain.
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
about 2 months ago
BioFestival 2025: Zymo Lightning Talk and Poster Competition Winners Announced 🧠 🧪🧬
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BioFestival 2025: Zymo Lightning Talk and Poster Competition Winners Announced - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
At the heart of this year’s inaugural BioFestival, co-sponsored by Zymo Research on October 18, was a friendly and fast-paced scientific competition showcasing the creativity and curiosity of […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/biofestival-2025-zymo-lightning-talk-and-poster-competition-winners-announced/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Harvard_MCB
2 months ago
Anastasiia Sukalskaia Awarded Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship 🧠 🧪🧬
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
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Anastasiia Sukalskaia Awarded Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Postdoctoral fellow Anastasiia Sukalskaia has received a prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, which will support her research in the lab of MCB’s Nicholas ...
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/anastasiia-sukalskaia-awarded-swiss-national-science-foundation-fellowship/
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Harvard_MCB
2 months ago
Hannah McCalmon Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship to Study How the Brain Remembers Smells 🧠 🧪🧬
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Hannah McCalmon Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship to Study How the Brain Remembers Smells - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Fourth-year MCO PhD student Hannah McCalmon of the Venkatesh Murthy Lab in MCB has been awarded an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship to support her research on how the […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/hannah-mccalmon-awarded-nih-f31-fellowship-to-study-how-the-brain-remembers-smells/
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Harvard_MCB
2 months ago
From Pipettes to Paychecks: Exploring Biotech Careers 🧠 🧪🧬
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From Pipettes to Paychecks: Exploring Biotech Careers - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Monday, October 20 | 3:00–4:00 PM | BioLabs Lecture Hall, Room 1080 Wondering what comes after grad school or your postdoc? Join MCB for a lively panel discussion […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/from-pipettes-to-paychecks-exploring-biotech-careers/
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Rachelle Gaudet
Elena Rivas
2 months ago
RNA3DB 2025-10-01 release
github.com/marcellszi/r...
#RNA
#RNAsky
The database of all RNA chains in PDB arranged in structurally disimilar components, including Rfam annotation. More chains (25,666), more independent components (144), more Rfam families represented (853).
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
RNA Structure beyond Canonical Base Pairs Guided by Evolution 🧪🧬
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RNA Structure beyond Canonical Base Pairs Guided by Evolution - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
In addition to messenger RNA (mRNA) that provide the code for proteins, there are other RNAs that exert their function just as RNA, usually referred to as non-coding […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/rna-structure-beyond-canonical-base-pairs-guided-by-evolution/
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
Bellono Lab Research Featured on Two September Cell Covers 🧠 🧪🧬
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#higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@nbellono.bsky.social
@rachellegaudet.bsky.social
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Bellono Lab Research Featured on Two September Cell Covers - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Two recent studies from the MCB lab of Nick Bellono will be featured on the cover of Cell this month, highlighting the lab’s ongoing exploration of unconventional model […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/bellono-lab-research-featured-on-two-september-cell-covers/
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
“I Stand with MCB” at the MCB Retreat 🧠 🧪🧬
#AcademicSky
#higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@rachellegaudet.bsky.social
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“I Stand with MCB” at the MCB Retreat - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
On September 19–20, MCB members gathered in Falmouth for the annual MCB Research Retreat. This two-day event has long been an essential opportunity for faculty, students, postdocs, and […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/i-stand-with-mcb-at-the-mcb-retreat/
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
Zebrafish Study Reveals Hidden Dimensions of Attention🧠 🧪🧬
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#higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
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Zebrafish Study Reveals Hidden Dimensions of Attention - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Why do we sometimes falter at even the simplest of tasks? A new study from the lab of MCB Professor Florian Engert suggests that lapses in focus, rather […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/zebrafish-study-reveals-hidden-dimensions-of-attention/
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
Kathleen Quast on Finding Her Path to Neuroscience Education at Harvard 🧠 🧪🧬
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
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Kathleen Quast on Finding Her Path to Neuroscience Education at Harvard - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
For many scientists, the path into research is straightforward: a keen interest in science as a child, a major in biology or chemistry, and years of graduate training. […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/kathleen-quast-on-finding-her-path-to-neuroscience-education-at-harvard/
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Piali Sengupta
3 months ago
A huge shoutout to all the dedicated grants management specialists at the NIH who are working around the clock to push grants out before the Sep 30 deadline. And also to the POs responding to frantic emails. Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits. Thank you!
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Harvard_MCB
3 months ago
Rich Losick’s Farewell Publication Reexamines a Molecular Biology Milestone 🧪 🧬
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#higherEd
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Rich Losick’s Farewell Publication Reexamines a Molecular Biology Milestone - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Richard Losick, Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, Emeritus in Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is about to publish what he describes as his “last paper”—though […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/rich-losicks-farewell-publication-reexamines-a-molecular-biology-milestone/
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Harvard_MCB
4 months ago
Kazuki Nagashima Awarded $100K Gift from Noster to Advance Gut–Immune System Research 🧪 🧬
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Kazuki Nagashima Awarded $100K Gift from Noster to Advance Gut–Immune System Research - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/kazuki-nagashima-awarded-100k-gift-from-noster-to-advance-gut-immune-system-research/
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Venki Murthy
4 months ago
Thrilled to share this work, long time in the making! Carried through creatively by
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after initial design & piloting by
@trackingskills.bsky.social
, with help from
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. Modeling in collaboration with Massimo Vergassola & Nicola Rigolli.
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Mice navigate scent trails using predictive policies
Animals actively sense their environment to extract features of interest to guide behaviors. For mammals, odors are prominent environmental features which are sampled by active modulation of sniffing ...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.27.672631v1
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Sam Berry
4 months ago
This is a very cool ancestral reconstruction study by
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et al. that I recommend reading!
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and I thought it was so interesting that we wrote a News & Views about it, check it out:
rdcu.be/eCfyl
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berkeleyMCB
4 months ago
We're Hiring! Assistant Professor of Molecular Therapeutics in MCB. Learn more and apply online:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05098
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Harvard_MCB
4 months ago
CRISPR Gets Easier with sid-1’s Reversible RNAi Trick 🧪 🧬
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CRISPR Gets Easier with sid-1’s Reversible RNAi Trick - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Genome editing in the C. elegans worm using CRISPR is highly effective; however, sorting through thousands of candidates is tedious, and accumulating multiple edits in a single strain […]
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Wendy Valencia Montoya – Bridging Natural History and Molecular Biology 🧪 🧬
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Wendy Valencia Montoya – Bridging Natural History and Molecular Biology - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
By the time Wendy Valencia Montoya arrived at Harvard, she had already lived in tents deep in the Amazon, crisscrossed Europe to study evolutionary biology, and uncovered genetic […]
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Harvard_MCB
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University of Tokyo IRCN Symposium Comes to Harvard 🧠 🧪🧬
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University of Tokyo IRCN Symposium Comes to Harvard - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 Ha...
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Harvard_MCB
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Ryan Nett Named Pew Scholar for Innovative Research on Plant-Derived Molecules 🧪 🧬
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Ryan Nett Named Pew Scholar for Innovative Research on Plant-Derived Molecules - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/ryan-nett-named-pew-scholar-for-innovative-research-on-plant-derived-molecules/
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Eric Schuettpelz
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The NMNH Department of Botany is looking for a Museum Specialist. Please spread the word!
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Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09
Job Opening: Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Harvard_MCB
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How Mice Make Foraging Decisions: Uchida Lab Reveals Neural Mechanism Underlying “Stay or Go” Choices 🧠 🧪🧬
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How Mice Make Foraging Decisions: Uchida Lab Reveals Neural Mechanism Underlying “Stay or Go” Choices - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
In a new study in Neuron (PDF), researchers from Naoshige Uchida’s MCB lab provide an unprecedented look at how the brain makes foraging decisions—choices between sticking with a […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/how-mice-make-foraging-decisions-uchida-lab-reveals-neural-mechanism-underlying-stay-or-go-choices/
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Harvard_MCB
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Camille Testard Named Branco Weiss Fellow for Trailblazing Research on Social Resilience to Ecological Disasters 🧠 🧪🧬
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Camille Testard Named Branco Weiss Fellow for Trailblazing Research on Social Resilience to Ecological Disasters - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Harvard Junior Fellow Camille Testard has been awarded the highly competitive Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science, a prestigious five-year award that supports exceptional early-career researc...
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/camille-testard-named-branco-weiss-fellow-for-trailblazing-research-on-social-resilience-to-ecological-disasters/
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Harvard_MCB
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Early Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development 🧠 🧪🧬
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Early Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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 […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/early-exposure-to-anesthesia-may-shift-brain-development/
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Harvard_MCB
5 months ago
How Wild Mice Outsmart Predators: Evolution Tweaks the Brain, Not the Senses 🧪🧬
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How Wild Mice Outsmart Predators: Evolution Tweaks the Brain, Not the Senses - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
A new Nature study from the lab of OEB and MCB’s Hopi Hoekstra reveals that wild mice from different environments use distinct defensive strategies when faced with threats—differences that […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/how-wild-mice-outsmart-predators-evolution-tweaks-the-brain-not-the-senses/
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Harvard_MCB
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You Are What Your Great-Grandparents Ate 🧪 🧬
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You Are What Your Great-Grandparents Ate - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
What if a gene program evolved that could predict the future? Would organisms use it to boost their reproductive success? Recent work from the MCB lab of Craig […]
https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/news/you-are-what-your-great-grandparents-ate/
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Shawn Harris
6 months ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
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Daniel Cardozo Pinto: Decoding the Neural Circuitry of Reward Learning 🧠🧪
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Daniel Cardozo Pinto: Decoding the Neural Circuitry of Reward Learning - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Daniel Cardozo Pinto, soon to be appointed a Harvard Junior Fellow, represents a compelling new voice in systems neuroscience. His research, grounded in a profound curiosity about the […]
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