Sleep is one of the major remaining mysteries in biology. Although we spend a third of our life asleep, it is still unclear why we sleep and how…
Awards Recipients (l to r): Martin Samuels, Martin Willensdorfer and Erik Procko Three MCB graduate students were recognized for their academic achievement at MCB’s retreat at Loon Mountain…
Co-authors and contributors (l to r): Vishal Trivedi, Eva-Maria Frickel, Martha Gorczyca, Jatin M. Vyas, Adam B. Costoreno, Axel Nohturfft and Shao Chong Zhang. Around the turn of…
Naoshige Uchida Of all the systems in biology, the mind could be the hardest to conceptualize. How can we understand the way neurons produce the mind, with its…
Victoria D’Souza It’s hard to know how something works if you don’t know what it looks like. Biomolecules are no exception: decipher their structure and their function will…
Authors Ian Errin-O'Connell, Eik Procko, Sze-Ling Ng and Rachelle Gaudet In nearly all human cells, TAP, the ABC Transporter associated with Antigen Processing, transports small antigen peptides across…
Kevin Eggan MCB is pleased to announce that Kevin Eggan, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology is a recipient of this year's MacArthur “genius” award in recognition of his stellar…
David Baltimore click above for slide show On Friday, September 29, David Baltimore will deliver the 21st Konrad Bloch lecture in MCB. A Nobel Prize Laureate, Dr. Baltimore…
A model for feedback control of spindle checkpoint activity Feedback control of spindle checkpoint activity. (Left) Prior to metaphase, chromosomes that are incorrectly aligned on the mitotic spindle…
Laboratory Manager Claire Reardon gives a tour of CGR High School teacher Tammy Due and OEB professor Scott Edwards "We (as teachers) often do not take advantage of…
