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Why Zebrafish Can’t Tickle Themselves

Any sensory experience in any animal species can originate from either an event in the outside world, such as a predator approaching, or from a stimulus generated by…

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Stories in Science Highlights MCO Alum Leo Ferreira

MCO alum and current assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina Leonardo Ferreira (Ph.D. ‘16) recently published an essay about his research into immune tolerance on the…

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Staff Spotlight: Lindsay Guest (MCO Program Administrator)

After two years working as MCO’s Program Coordinator, Lindsay Guest was appointed MCO Program Administrator in August. Her role has expanded to include comprehensive management of the program,…

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MCB faculty Catherine Dulac Receives Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from Society for Neuroscience

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has honored MCB faculty Catherine Dulac with the 2021 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award. The award celebrates distinguished neuroscientists for their efforts to…

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Happy Halloween from the 1st-year MCO Students!

[caption](l to r) Ewelina Nowak, Maya Waarts, Faisal Alzaben, Miranda Gavitt, Maati McKinney, Peter Liu, Chenlei Hu, Jerry Yao, Katelyn Comeau, and Serafina Nieves (not shown)[/caption]

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MCO Graduate Students Maati McKinney (G1) and Anastasia Repouliou (G4) Awarded Research Fellowships

Fellowship funding for graduate students fuels research at universities around the world, the MCO (Molecules, Cells, & Organisms) Program is no exception. G1 Maati McKinney was awarded fellowships…

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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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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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MCO Graduate Student Kumaresh Krishnan and Collaborators Receive Seed for Change Grant from Mittal South Asia Institute

A team led by MCO graduate student Kumaresh Krishnan (G3) of the Engert Lab has been chosen to receive a $10,000 Seed for Change Grant from The Lakshmi…

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