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Alia Qatarneh receives New England BioLabs' Passion in Science Award. Read more in the Harvard Crimson
News from 2015
RUTH FONG ’15 NAMED RHODES SCHOLAR
Ruth Fong ’15, a computer science concentrator doing research in David Cox's lab, is one of two Harvard students named 2015 Rhodes Scholars. Every year, 32 students attending…
MATTHEW MESELSON RECEIVES DOUBLE HELIX MEDAL FROM COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
James Watson (l) and Matt Meselson Geneticist Matthew Meselson, PhD, has received the Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for “extraordinary contributions to molecular biology and…
NINE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED FOR MCB GRADUATE STUDENTS IN 2014
Nine MCB graduate students have won fellowships to continue their research at Harvard. Jason Gehrke, Alexandra Mattei, and Alyson Ramirez have all won scholarships from the National Science…
POSTDOC PROFILE: ANTJE FISCHER [MANGO LAB]
Antje Fischer never outgrew her childhood desire to be a veterinarian. For as long as she can remember she chased insects and watched any animal documentary she could…
ONE SMALL TWEAK CONVERTS A TRANSPORTER FROM A ONE-WAY INTO A TWO-WAY STREET [GAUDET LAB]
Ahmet Vakkasoglu (l) and Rachelle Gaudet At the heart of our adaptive immune system is the presentation of internal antigens, usually peptides, to cytotoxic T cells. The Transporter…
LIS1 [LESCHZINER LAB]
(l to r) Kat Toropova, Andres Leschziner,Sam Reck-Peterson, Sirui Zou and (front row) Locksley Cytoskeletal motors are molecular machines that “walk” along the filaments that provide structural support…
BRIANA BURTON AWARDED THE FANNIE COX PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE TEACHING
Briana Burton, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has received Harvard’s 2014 Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching. This annual prize is awarded to two…
