Biology
Harvard Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanisms of Viral Assembly
Harvard scientists have settled a long-standing debate about how viruses assemble, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Sept. 30.
Dana-Farber Memory Cells
Ramesh A. Shivdasani (right) is a professor at the Harvard Medical School and deputy director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Unmesh Jadhav (left) is a post-doctoral fellow.
Broad Institute Wet Labs
At the Broad Institute, researchers perform technical procedures and experiments in the wet laboratories
Broad Institute "Dry" Labs
The Broad's dry laboratories are computational centers where laboratory results are analyzed for presentable results.
Broad Institute in Kendall Square
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is a biomedical research center located in Cambridge's Kendall Square.
Harvard Senior Becomes First DACA Recipient to Win Rhodes Scholarship
Two Harvard seniors — Brittany N. Ellis '19 and Jin K. Park '18-'19 — have won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Park is the first-ever beneficiary of DACA to become a Rhodes scholar.
SEAS To Invest In Quantum Engineering and Quantitative Biology
Dean of SEAS Francis J. Doyle III said the school will expand two research areas—quantitative biology and quantum science and engineering—in the coming years.
Metasequoia Tag
Like other plants at the Arnold Arboretum, metasequoia trees are marked according to the year their seeds are received.
Panelists Share Perspectives on Social Media’s Impact
As social media becomes increasingly integral to everyday life, four Harvard professors discussed its impact on individuals’ identities and relationships at a panel on Monday.
Feng Zhang Door Name
Dr. Zhang joined MIT and the Broad Institute in 2011, and received tenure just five years later in 2016.
Dr. Zhang's Pipettes
Dr. Zhang's pipettes hang on a shelf above his lab bench. With a nearly two-year-old daughter at home, Zhang now spends less time in the lab.
Zhang Portrait
“I tried to build the lab as a start up environment by putting together or recruiting people who are deeply passionate,” Zhang says. “There was just this energy.”
Late Nights, Chinese Takeout, and DNA Scissors: The Discovery of CRISPR
In science, timing is paramount. Credit for any discovery goes only to the group that publishes first.
ZhangKitchen
The kitchen where Zhang and his team eat their takeout meals has broad views of the Boston skyline.
Martin Shkreli
Martin Shkreli speaks in the Science Center on Wednesday night at an event organized by the Harvard Financial Analysts Club. Protesters disrupted the event, standing up, walking out, and encouraging others to move to a “teach-in” panel on AIDS treatment and unethical pharmaceutical practices.
Some Science Profs Fear Federal Funding Cuts Under Trump
Some Harvard professors and researchers say they are worried about how Donald Trump’s presidency could affect federal funding for scientific research.
Retrospection: Agassiz's Expeditions in Brazil
But for Agassiz, the trip to Brazil was about more than science. Not only was evolution—a process not immediately observable to the human eye—deeply antithetical to Agassiz’s staunch empiricism, evolution was profoundly at odds with his perceived world order.
A Wine and Microbe Affair
Harvard affiliates and Cambridge locals watch as microbiology and immunobiology professor Roberto Kolter introduces “Appreciating Wine and the Microbes that Make It”, an outreach event by Harvard’s Microbial Sciences Initiative. Attendees listened to a lecture about the chemical processes involved in winemaking and had the opportunity to taste wine samples at the end of the program.
Harvard Researchers Link Neurotransmitter to Autism
Harvard researchers recently linked a symptom of autism with the malfunction of GABA signaling pathways, discovering the first proven connection between autism and a specific neurotransmitter in humans.
Professors Discuss Rage at Interdisciplinary Symposium
Harvard professors from four different departments discussed the phenomenon of rage in human behavior.