departmentDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The staff of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology are actively engaged in innovative research, discovery and training in many areas of modern biology, including cellular biology, biochemistry, neurobiology, genetics, and bioinformatics.
Affiliation: Faculty of Arts & SciencesWeb site: http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/
Recent articles about Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
How does a worm build a throat? (October 5, 2009)Chylack and Dowling named ARVO Fellows (April 23, 2009)
Diverse ‘connectomes’ hint at genes’ limits in the nervous system (February 9, 2009)
Neuroscience: Making connections: By turning neurons technicolour, Jeff Lichtman exposed the brain's wiring (Nature, January 28, 2009)
Another step forward in ALS and stem cell research (December 5, 2008)
Another step forward in cell reprogramming (October 12, 2008)
Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers turn one form of adult mouse cell directly into another (August 27, 2008)
Driven: (August 27, 2008)
Astrocytes are rising stars (ScienceNews) (ScienceNews, July 17, 2008)
Newly discovered class of mouse retinal cells detect upward motion (March 31, 2008)
President Faust testifies for increase in NIH funding (March 11, 2008)
Massive decoding effort reveals fruit fly DNA (November 7, 2007)
Researchers create colorful "Brainbow" images of the nervous system (October 31, 2007)
Basic understanding of biological clock advances (October 17, 2007)
Nine Harvard faculty members win NIH’s Pioneer, Innovator Awards (Harvard University Gazette, September 20, 2007)
Sensory organ differentiates male/female behavior in some mammals (Harvard University Gazette, August 5, 2007)
Accelerating science with innovative computing (Harvard University Gazette, March 23, 2007)
MacArthur Foundation honors Harvard faculty members, Radcliffe fellow (Harvard University Gazette, September 21, 2006)
RNA sequence restrains fatal encephalitis (Focus, March 10, 2006)
Protein underlies brain's response to activity (Focus, February 24, 2006)
