Rachelle Gaudet

Common Plant Proteins Found to Calm the Immune System - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A new study co-led by MCB’s Kazuki Nagashima and published in Science Immunology (PDF) identifies plant-derived molecules that help quiet the immune system, preventing inflammatory reactions to the […...

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Call for Nominations: 2026 MCB Mentorship Award - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 MCB Mentorship Award are now open! This annual award recognizes individuals within the […]

Call for Nominations: 2026 MCB Mentorship Award #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Congratulations Wendy!!!

The Secret to Schooling: How Internal States Shape Social Interactions during Schooling - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A school of fish can look like a single, flowing organism—dozens of bodies turning and aligning in near-perfect synchrony. But that seamless choreography emerges from many individual animals […]

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Brain and Heart in Parallel: Zebrafish Study Reframes the Biology of Fear - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology In a new study published in Cell Reports, (PDF) researchers from the labs of MCB’s Florian Engert and Mark Fishman of the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative […]

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Doty Lecture to Feature Chromosome Pioneer Kazuhiro Maeshima - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce this year’s Paul Doty Lecture, featuring renowned chromosome biologist Kazuhiro Maeshima of Japan’s National Institute of Geneti...

Doty Lecture to Feature Chromosome Pioneer Kazuhiro Maeshima #STEM 🧪 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd #Chromatin
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Murthy Lab to Host Open House Showcasing the Science of Smell on March 6 - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology On March 6, the lab of MCB’s Venkatesh Murthy will open its doors to the Harvard community for a special Lab Open House, offering visitors an inside look […]

Murthy Lab to Host Open House Showcasing the Science of Smell on March 6 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Ryan Nett, MCB assistant professor, has been named a recipient of the 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship. Awarded annually to outstanding tenure-track faculty, the prestigious two-year fellowship prov...

Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship 🧪 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Mira Jiang Awarded Schwarzman Fellowship to Study Global Affairs and Health Systems in China - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Mira Jiang, a senior concentrator in computational neuroscience with a secondary in English literature, has been selected as a Schwarzman Fellow and will begin the prestigious, fully funded […]

Mira Jiang Awarded Schwarzman Fellowship to Study Global Affairs and Health Systems in China 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Harvard College Seniors Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology We are pleased to announce that the following eight seniors with concentrations in Neuroscience, CPB, or MCB have been nominated for membership in Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the […]

Harvard College Seniors Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Two postdoctoral researchers affiliated with MCB have been awarded highly competitive Postdoctoral Pioneer Fellowships from the Harvard Brain Initiative (HBI), recognizing innovative projects that spa...

Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Reposting because 1) its critical information on NIH funding; 2) Princess Vimentin is a cool name. Although I'm old enough to remember when the vimentin knockout mouse came out. IF function was a big question at the time and vim-/- crawling around and making baby mice was initially like...hmmm.

MCB Postdoc Surabhi Sreenivas Awarded ADA Fellowship for Type 2 Diabetes Research - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Surabhi Sreenivas, an MCB postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Maxim Prigozhin has been awarded a three-year American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship to study how the liver regulates […]

MCB Postdoc Surabhi Sreenivas Awarded ADA Fellowship for Type 2 Diabetes Research 🧠 🧪🧬 🔬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Registration Now Open for the Inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is excited to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers, a new hands-on summer […]

Registration Now Open for the Inaugural MCB BioCamp for Middle Schoolers 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Bongmin (Min) Bae Awarded New American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Bongmin (Min) Bae, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of MCB Professor Amanda Whipple, has been awarded a new postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. The two-year […]

Bongmin (Min) Bae Awarded New American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship 🧪 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Smarter Microscopes, Faster Maps: Lichtman Lab’s “SmartEM” Brings AI to Connectomics - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A new paper in Nature Methods (PDF) from the labs of MCB’s Jeff Lichtman and Aravinthan Samuel, of the department of physics and Center for Brain Science, introduces […]

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Very fitting!

MCB Graduate ’24 Edith (Tomi) Siyanbade Awarded Marshall Scholarship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB concentrator and 2024 graduate Tomi Siyanbade has been named a Marshall Scholar and will pursue a doctoral degree in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford. The […]

MCB Graduate ’24 Edith (Tomi) Siyanbade Awarded Marshall Scholarship #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Congratulations to one of my scientific heroes! Worth a read, several pieces of news about my colleague Nancy Kleckner wrapped into one story!

Infrared radiation is an invitation to pollinating insects A new study shows that infrared radiation is a pollination signal, one far older than the vivid colors that later became dominant among flowering plants.

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Cell Type-Specific Hormonal Signaling Configures Hypothalamic Circuits for Parenting Parenting behavior emerges from hormonally sensitive circuits, but how distinct circuit components are affected by, and contribute to, sex and state dependent changes in infant caregiving remains uncl...

New paper alert!!...🤩 Led by @blogeman.bsky.social, we identify how cell type-specific hormonal responses in the hypothalamus tunes parenting behavior in males and females 🐭🧠🍼. Highlights in thread 👇 1/6

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Ancient Plants Used Infrared Radiation to Attract Their Pollinators - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Long before flowers painted the planet in brilliant colors, some of Earth’s earliest plants were glowing—not with pigment, but with heat. A new study from the lab of […]

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MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB is pleased to announce that Xueyang Dong, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of MCB’s Kazuki Nagashima, has been selected for a prestigious Cancer Research Institute (CRI) […]

MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship 🧪 #Science #Biology #Immunology 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology A long-standing mystery in microbiome research—how a gut-bacterial toxin physically damages human DNA—has finally been solved through a close collaboration led in part by researchers in the Victoria [...

MCB Scientists Help Reveal Structure of Cancer-Linked DNA Damage in Science Study 🧪 🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd #research
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Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology When Ashley Johnson stepped into the role of Interim Program Administrator for the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB) concentrations this past May, […]

Spotlight: Ashley Johnson Brings a Student-Centered Vision and a Scientist’s Heart to MCB 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB is pleased to announce that Naoshige (Nao) Uchida, a leading neuroscientist whose work has reshaped our understanding of learning, decision-making, and sensory processing, has been appointed the [...

Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Congratulations to all the young stars recognized, but a special shout out to my new colleague, the amazing @sueyeonchung.bsky.social!

MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology The MCB Community Task Force (CTF) is pleased to announce a food drive to benefit the Cambridge Community Center (CCC), a local organization dedicated to supporting families through […]

MCB Community Task Force Launches Food Drive for the Cambridge Community Center #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology MCB postdoctoral fellow Rebecka Sepela has been selected as one of the 2025 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows, a prestigious honor recognizing early-career scientists whose […]

Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Making molecules light up at the nanoscale is key to understanding how biomolecules are organized within cells and how their interactions shape cellular function. While luminescent protein tags […]

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