2021

Postdoctoral researcher Andrea Unzueta Martínez (Girguis Lab) has been awarded the National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for her project, "Investigating the potential role of oyster-associated microbes in regulating...

Postdoctoral researcher Nacho Sanguinetti-Scheck (Hopi Hoekstra lab) was awarded the Human Science Frontiers Postdoctoral Fellowship (HSFP) for his project, "The evolution of neophobia: comparative neurophysiology of deer mice in the wild."

Postdoctoral researcher Amandine Gillet (Stephanie Pierce lab) was awarded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project, "Back to the sea: Axial evolution in secondarily aquatic mammals."

Postdoctoral Fellow, Yangfan Zhang (Lauder Lab) awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada post-doctoral fellowship for his project, "Fish locomotion: Illuminating the black box of unsteady swimming gates and energetic."

Gonzalo Giribet joins the HMSC Connects! podcast to recount his insatiable interest in scouring the beach for shells growing up south of Barcelona, Spain, which ultimately led him into a career as a scientist.

Professor James Hanken, outgoing Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), joins the latest podcast from Harvard Museums of Science & Culture to discuss 20 years of the MCZ.

Gonzalo Giribet has been named the new director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ). Prof. Gonzalo is stepping in for James Hanken who served as MCZ Director for 20 years.

Congratulations to Min Ya (Elena Kramer, Advisor) who has successfully defended her PhD and is now officially Dr. Ya!

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Edward O. Wilson on December 26th. He was 92. Professor Wilson was called "Darwin's natural heir," and was known as "the ant man" for his pioneering work in entomology. He authored over 30 books...

Congratulations to Benjamin E. Goulet-Scott (Robin Hopkins Lab), who has successfully defended his PhD and is now officially Dr. Edelman!