Loneliness is encoded in the brain in a way that closely resembles the neural architectures governing drives like thirst and hunger, researchers from the Dulac Lab report. A…
Lurking in our genomes are thousands of uncharacterized protein-coding genes. Even more genes can be included in this uncharacterized category if we were to exclude general one- or…
The animal body is bilaterally symmetric, and most sense organs (eyes, ears and nose) occur in pairs. These paired sensory organs provide independent measurements of the environment in…
MCO graduate student Ethan Glantz is motivated by curiosity and a desire to make discoveries. He was recently awarded an NIH F31 fellowship, also known as the Ruth…
First-year MCO graduate student Eddy Tzintzun-Tapia has received an award from the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The program’s mission is to promote a diverse scientific workforce…
Every year, the MCO G1s have the opportunity to dress up the rhino statues outside the BioLabs for Halloween. This year, Bessie and Victoria (the rhinos) are going…
The annual volleyball game where the first year MCO graduate students play against the MCB faculty is a beloved tradition at the annual Research Retreat. This year, the…
Each September, the MCB community gathers for their research retreat, where community members can learn about each other’s research, have fun, meet incoming graduate students and other community…
Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard (SROH) offers research experiences in Harvard labs to undergraduates from other colleges. The goal is to give participating students a sense of what…
As an MCO graduate student in the Murray Lab, Alexa Pérez Torres is investigating what happens when you break the cell cycle rules in yeast. She also serves…
