News from 2021

Postdoc Andres Florez of the Garner Lab Publishes a Book on Ferroptosis

Postdoc Andres Florez Amaya (Garner Lab) and his colleague Hamed Alborzinia of the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine, recently edited and published a book…

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SROH (Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard) Offers Glimpse Into Graduate School Experience

On July 28 and 29, students, faculty, and staff convened on Zoom to hear students from both OEB’s E3 (Evolution, Ecology, and Environment) program and MCO’s Summer Research…

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Grad Student Spotlight: Carlos Rivera-López

MCO graduate student Carlos Rivera-López (G2, Srivastava Lab) recently joined the Srivastava Lab, where he will study stem cells that enable regeneration in an aquatic worm called Hofstenia…

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Guido Guidotti 11.03.1933 – 04.05.2021

I mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Guido Guidotti. His intelligence, generosity, and sly wit always made such an impression on me; he always seemed to…

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Zhen, Samuel, and Lichtman Labs Generate Complete Synaptic Census of the C.elegans Brain As It Grows and Rewires Itself

At the cellular level, the layout of the nervous system in any given C. elegans specimen is much the same as any other: Every adult C. elegans has…

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Gabby Thomas (Neuro ‘19) Earns Bronze in Olympic 200-m Sprint

Harvard alum Gabby Thomas (Neuro ‘19) ran for Team USA in the Olympic Women’s 200-meter dash. In the final on Tuesday, Thomas finished third with an impressive time…

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Postdoc Spotlight: Haleh Fotowat

Postdoc Haleh Fotowat of the Engert Lab has always split her time between scientific and creative pursuits. “I always grew up with a strong hobby in my life—I…

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MCO Alum Jenelle Wallace (Ph.D. ‘20) Receives Schmidt Science Fellowship

MCO Graduate Program alum Jenelle Wallace (Ph.D. ‘20, Murthy Lab and Stevens Lab) has received a prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship that will support her postdoctoral research on the…

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Harvard Science Book Talks: Projections, A Story of Human Emotions by Karl Deisseroth

Few months ago, while we were still in pandemic lockdown, I heard from my friend and colleague Karl Deisseroth that he loved writing and was about to publish…

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