Molecular biologist & geneticist Susan Lindquist (b. #OTD in 1949) was a pioneer in studying protein folding.
Her research demonstrated protein folding errors contribute heavily to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's & Parkinson's diseases. National Medal of Science in 2010. #WomenInSTEM
How did animal senses evolve? Max Coyle et al. used choanoflagellates to uncover TRPW, ancient ion channels predating animal somatosensory receptors. TRPW links microbial prey ecology to evolution of receptor structure, sensory organelles, & multicellular processing.
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Venki Murthy Discusses the Kempner Institute’s AI Mission
🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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@kempnerinstitute.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @harvard.edu
Congratulations Dominic, aka instructor extraordinaire and 2026 Harvard Hero! 👏🎊🥂@harvardmcb.bsky.social
I had such a great visit at the EGFL today, thanks @zaycha.bsky.social for the invitation and congrats for your fabulous research!… and tonight a gastronomic dinner with the EGFL folks!…😋
Catherine Dulac
How the brain encodes social isolation and the need to be together, a wonderful update on the latest neuroscience by @inkfish.bsky.social
A wonderful celebration last week of @gabb--40.bsky.social Master in the lab: happy sailing to your PhD @Berkeley!
Sad to see Gabriele go, but so impressed of all his discoveries on social behavior circuits... and even mastering the art of eating a lobster with @ctestard.bsky.social -see inset-!..
Admirable Women
Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Harvard Students Recognized with Hoopes Prizes for Outstanding Thesis Work 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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MCB Professor Venkatesh Murthy is featured in a recent Harvard Crimson article examining the growth and impact of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial […]
1/ Five cases of New World screwworm have now been confirmed in the U.S., Texas has declared an emergency, and Canada immediately restricted livestock imports. Most people had never heard of screwworm until last week (or maybe just now). That's because we eradicated it from the U.S. in 1966.🧵
