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History of the OEB Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) Committee The OEB DIB Committee formed in January 2021 following months of community-wide surveys and town halls. In Fall 2020, the FAS Division of Science asked departments to conduct climate...

The Evolution Journal Club

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This journal club aims to create an environment that people can discuss evolution in both theoretical and experimental aspects. The participants include graduate students, postdocs and faculties from MCB, OEB, CGR, Physics and MIT biology departments...

Plant Biology Symposium

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The Plant Biology Initiative (PBI) at Harvard University is composed of a wide range of plant biologists, primarily situated in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the research programs of the Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard Forest...

Resources

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In addition to our affiliates and their resources, the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology has access to state-of-the-art facilities, libraries and research institutes, centers, and initiatives that provide significant support to the...

Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

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Biodiversity & Systematics Faculty

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Through a variety of field, laboratory, and model-based evolutionary studies along with the outstanding collections, facilities and other resources of Harvard’s natural history institutions—the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University...

Hrdy Fellowship

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The Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellowship in Conservation Biology at Harvard University About the Award The Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Fellowship in Conservation Biology serves to support the study of conservation biology within the Faculty of Arts and...

Summer Research Opportunities at Harvard

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Welcome to the Genes, Ecosystems, Organisms (GEO) REU! We are seeking rising sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in the life sciences who would like to join a Research Experience for Undergraduates program based in Departments of Organismic and...

OEB Seminar Series: Robin Hopkins

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Robin Hopkins John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Speciation and the evolution of mate choice in plants Abstract: The study of...

Physiology Faculty

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We work to understand how organisms function at the molecular, cellular, and organ-systems levels, with a focus on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of physiology. OEB has a strong program in biomechanics and physiology, with expertise in microbes...

Paul R. Moorcroft

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Faculty Support: Meri Petollari

Ecological dynamics of terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems; biosphere-atmosphere interactions; mechanistic models of animal movement.

Paleobiology Faculty

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We focus on understanding the nature and interplay of the evolutionary, ecological, and physical environmental forces that have shaped the history of life on geological timescales. Within OEB, we address many aspects of paleobiology, covering all major...