To inspire collaboration and advance the development and application of live cell chromatin imaging technologies Dr. Andrew Seeber, John Harvard Distinguished Science Fellow in Imaging, launched the monthly Boston Chromatin Club and Blog. Read more >>
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will honor 18 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, and medical sciences. Professor Xiaowei Zhuang will receive the award for her pioneering contributions to super-resolution and genomic-scale imaging methods. Read more >>
Adam Cohen, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics, is the lead author of a new study that challenges conventional theories about the fluid nature of cell membranes and how they react to tension. Read more >>
For decades, scientists have viewed the brain as a veritable black box - and now Catherine Dulac and Xiaowei Zhuang are poised to open it. Read more >>
Xiaowei Zhuang, the David B. Arnold Jr. Professor of Science, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in recognition of her pioneering work in the development of super-resolution microscopy techniques that have transformed research capabilities in fields from chemistry to biology to medicine. Read more >>
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded the 2018 Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics to Professor Xiaowei Zhuang in recognition of her far-reaching impact on scientific research, health, and medicine. Read more >>
HHMI scientists, led by Catherine Dulac, have deconstructed the brain circuits that control parenting behavior in mice and identified discrete sets of cells that control actions, motivations, and hormonal changes involved in nurturing young animals. Read more >>
Catherine Dulac, the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is one of four faculty members recently awarded the Arts and Sciences Professorships for excellence in leadership, teaching, and scholarly achievement.. Read more >>
With Firefly, a new microscope from the Cohen Lab, we can watch neurons pulse, communicate, and shine. The image is at once beautiful and invaluable — it could illuminate how disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease affect neuron communication and thus enable researchers to discover how to prevent and treat a host of neurological diseases. Read more >>
