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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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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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Postdoc Spotlight: Haleh Fotowat

Postdoc Haleh Fotowat of the Engert Lab has always split her time between scientific and creative pursuits. “I always grew up with a strong hobby in my life—I…

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Staff Spotlight: Monique Brewster, Associate Concentration Advisor

After nearly five years teaching undergraduates as a preceptor, Monique Brewster (MCO Ph.D. ‘17) has been appointed Associate Concentration Advisor of MCB and CPB. Her new role’s responsibilities…

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Staff Spotlight: Peter Kilian and Brittany Walsh of the Bellono Lab

Animal technicians Peter Kilian and Brittany Walsh of the Bellono Lab spent the early weeks of 2020 burning the midnight oil to finish a set of octopus behavior…

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Undergraduate Spotlight: Aba Sam (Neuroscience ‘21)

Neuroscience concentrator Aba Sam (’21, Dulac Lab) says the strangest part of being on campus for thesis research has been the quiet. In past semesters, her schedule was…

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MCO Graduate Program Alum Spotlight: Jenelle Wallace

MCO Graduate Program alum Jenelle  Wallace (Ph.D. ‘20) of the Murthy Lab and Beth Stevens’ lab at Boston Children’s Hospital didn’t expect her thesis defense to take place…

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Spotlight on Harvard Junior Fellow William Allen

Harvard Junior Fellow William Allen and Professor Xiaowei Zhuang of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology have been chosen as winners of the 2020 Star-Friedman Challenge, which…

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Postdoc Spotlight: Andres Florez [Garner Lab]

After months spent working on papers and coding projects from home, postdoc Andres Florez Amaya of the Garner Lab was one of the several Harvard researchers who re-entered…

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