OEB News

Chris OrganChris Organ's molecular analysis of T. rex protein, published in the journal Science, shows shared avian ancestry. Harvard Gazette story
Nature coverGonzalo Giribet's phylogenomic sampling research improves resolution of the animal tree of life and is the journal Nature's cover story. Nature 452, 745-749
Pattern of cooperationMartin A. Nowak's study, published in the journal Nature, shows that cooperation game winners choose not to escalate conflicts. Harvard Gazette story
Jim McCarthy has been awarded the 2008 Walker Prize from the Boston Museum of Science. More
Navjot SodhiThe Hrdy Visiting Fellowship in Conservation Biology for the 2008-09 academic year has been awarded to Professor Navjot Sodhi of the National University of Singapore. Fellowship information

OEB Faculty Spotlight

Hopi Hoekstra studies the genetics of adaptation and speciation in wild populations.

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OEB Strategic Partners

The Broad Institute is a research collaboration of MIT and Harvard, created to bring the power of genomics to medicine. Dan Hartl, Anne Pringle, Maryellen Ruvolo, Pardis Sabeti and John Wakeley are associate members of the institute.

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OEB Research in Focus:


Current Research Areas


Groundbreaking research in the life sciences is now more interdisciplinary than ever and it is often the case that OEB faculty work in more than one of these areas.

Undergraduate Study


The OEB concentration provides opportunities for students to study biological diversity in the field, whether close to home or abroad.

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Graduate Program


OEB Graduate students participate in collaborative forefront research in their chosen area of study.

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