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MCO Graduate Student Spotlight: Ethan Glantz

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…

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MCO Graduate Student Spotlight: Eddy Tzintzun-Tapia

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…

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Mapping the Brain’s Intricate Circuitry: A Spotlight on Daniel Berger

Daniel Berger is usually found peering into the microscopic world of neurons, synapses, and brain circuitry. Using cutting-edge imaging techniques and computational methods, Berger, Research Scientist within the…

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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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Graduate Student Spotlight: Julius Tabin (Elya Lab)

OEB graduate student Julius Tabin is a member of the Elya Lab. There he is investigating fungus-infected “zombie” flies and searching for the molecule or molecules that cause…

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Alexa Pérez Torres

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…

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New Faculty Spotlight: Carolyn Elya

Biologist Carolyn Elya will join MCB as a junior faculty member starting in January. Her research centers on a fungus called Entomophthora that infects flies and turns them…

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Gaudet Brings Curiosity and Service to Role as New MCB Chair

Rachelle Gaudet’s two-plus decades at Harvard can be categorized as curiosity- and service-driven. And as of July 2023, she is bringing that perspective to her position as chair…

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Alia Qatarneh Helps Bring Biotech to High Schoolers

Specializing in education was not part of Alia Qatarneh’s plan. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Northeastern, she planned to continue down the traditional academic…

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