Every year, MCB and OEB take turns hosting the annual John M Prather Lectures in Biology, a series of three talks inspired by a bequest to Harvard by the 19th-century Harvard-trained zoologist and educator.
This year, OEB will host the feature lectures from Molly F. Przeworski, Alan H. Kempner Professor of Biological Sciences and Systems Biology at Columbia University, on May 1, 2, and 3, 2024. The May 2 lecture is open to the public. Read more about Prof. Prezeworski’s research and details about her planned talks.
About John M Prather
John McClellan Prather (1864-1938) was a zoologist and educator who primarily taught science at the high school level. He was born in Felicity, Ohio, on Sept. 8, 1864, and earned an A.B. degree at Antioch College in Ohio in 1891. He then earned an A.B. at Harvard in 1894, and an A.M. at Harvard in 1896.
by Mary Sears, Harvard’s MCZ library
