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Mariachi Véritas de Harvard Performs at the White House 

Neuroscience concentrator Diamante Balcazar (‘25) was invited to perform at the White House as part of the student-led mariachi ensemble Mariachi Véritas de Harvard. The group made their…

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Camille Testard: A Tour de Force of Primate Neuroscience [Dulac Lab]

Camille Testard, Harvard Junior Fellow in Catherine Dulac's lab, has earned prestigious recognition for her innovative research in primate neuroethology, a field investigating the neural basis of social…

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Save the Date for the MCB Community Forum on November 15 – Submit Questions by October 25

An MCB Community Forum, led by MCB Chair Rachelle Gaudet, will take place on November 15 at 4:00 PM in BioLabs' Lecture Hall, 1080.  The Community Task Force…

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Early Life Stress Shapes Attention Deficits in Male (But Not Female) Mice [Hensch Lab]

In a new study published in Science Translational Medicine (PDF), the Hensch Lab shares evidence that erratic maternal caregiving during a critical period leads to attention deficits in…

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Nominations for the 2024 Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service Open Now

MCB’s Community Task Force (CTF) on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is enthused to announce the return of the Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service. The prize is awarded…

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Nicholas Bellono Unravels the Mysteries of Diverse Sensory Systems: Wins 2024 Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience

We are thrilled to announce that MCB’s Nicholas Bellono, has been honored with the 2024 Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).…

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Meiotic Homologous Chromosome Pairing Involves Rapid Local Juxtaposition and Temporal Linkage of Pairing and Crossover Patterning [KLeckner Lab]

Work spearheaded by post-doctoral fellow Tadasu Nozaki, in the Kleckner laboratory, and recently published in Nature (PDF), uses a powerful new approach to examine pairing of homologous chromosomes…

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Neuroscience Concentrators to Lead 2025 Class Committee

[caption]Uzma Issa (l) and Srija Vem[/caption] Neuroscience concentrators Uzma Issa (‘25) and Srija Vem (‘25) have been elected as First and Second Class Marshals respectively. The two will…

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