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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Sien Verschave and Alain Viel Honored with Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Two dedicated educators from Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) have been recognized with the Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching, a prestigious honor […]

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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 […]

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MCB Rhino League 2025 Championship Recap - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The 2025 MCB Rhino League Championship was almost washed out before it began, as a storm rolled through just as games were set to start. Fortunately, the skies […]

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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 […]

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MCB Launches A Slice of Science Seminar Series This Fall - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology This fall, MCB will introduce a new seminar series, A Slice of Science, which merges two well-known departmental traditions: Friday Talks @4 and the MCO Journal Club (MCB […]

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BioFestival at Harvard: A Day of Science, Connection, and Friendly Competition - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Harvard is gearing up for an exciting new event — BioFestival, a science-filled day of lightning talks, posters, games, and prizes — all aimed at bringing trainees together […]

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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 - 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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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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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 […]

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Neural Circuit and Molecular Mechanism Underlying Social Hierarchy Identified - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The formation of social hierarchies is a fundamental aspect of group living, reducing conflict and guiding behavior across species—from animals to humans. Yet, the precise neural and molecular […]

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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 […]

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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...

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Andrew Murray Elected to EMBO Membership - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB Professor Andrew Murray has been elected as an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), a distinction that honors more than 2,100 leading scientists from […]

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Carolyn Elya Receives Prestigious Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB congratulates Carolyn Elya, Assistant Professor of MCB and affiliate of the Center for Brain Science, on receiving a Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience. This competitive early-career aw...

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Kazuki Nagashima Wins Charles H. Hood Foundation Award to Investigate Early-Life Dietary Triggers of Immune Tolerance - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology 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 ma...

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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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Solar-Powered Thieves: New Study Uncovers Animal Organelle That Sustains Photosynthesis from Stolen Chloroplasts - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology They look like crawling leaves, but these sea slugs are anything but ordinary. MCB Professor Nick Bellono calls them “the weirdest animal we’ve ever studied”—a bold claim from […]

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Octopuses Use Microbial Signals to Guide Complex Behaviors - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A new study published in Cell from the lab of MCB faculty member Nick Bellono reveals that octopuses detect microbial cues on surfaces to distinguish prey and eggs […]

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Understanding Dopamine Neurons on Multiple Timescales - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A new paper in Nature (PDF) presents intriguing science on how dopamine neurons operate across multiple timescales to guide learning and decision-making. The study provides compelling experimental evi...

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Brittany Walsh Receives 2025 FAS Dean’s Distinction Award - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Brittany Walsh, Research Assistant for the Bellono Lab, has been named a 2025 recipient of the FAS Dean’s Distinction Award, one of Harvard’s highest staff honors. The award […]

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