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OEB Faculty Participate In Life Sciences-HHMI Summer Outreach Program

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OEB faculty participated in the 2009 Harvard Life Sciences/Howard Hughes Medical Institute sponsored summer outreach programs for high school biology teachers and students. Read more about the MCB-hosted program. Visit the program website . Follow links...

Brian Farrell Appointed Faculty Dean of Leverett House

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Congratulations to Brian Farrell, who will serve as faculty dean for Leverett House along with Irina P. Ferreras. Farrell and Ferreras will begin their service in Fall 2018. The Harvard Crimson

Christopher Marx Receives Prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award

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Christopher Marx received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program award from the National Science Foundation .

I would like to work in a particular faculty member’s lab group; may I apply to the Professor directly?

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Potential applicants are encouraged to identify and contact faculty with whom they might work if admitted to OEB's graduate program. We list OEB's current research areas, and faculty working in those areas on this website.

Biology of Marine Systems Faculty

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Through a variety of laboratory, field, and model based studies Harvard faculty and students investigate unique aspects of the biology of marine organisms, and explore their relationships with the chemical and physical environment of the ocean, from the...

OEB Faculty Receive 2017 Derek Bok Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Excellence

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Congratulations to OEB faculty Andrew Berry (OEB 53, SCIPHUNV 20) and Kathleen Pritchett-Corning (OEB 104) awarded the Fall 2017 Derek Bok Center Certificates of Distinction in Teaching!

OEB Faculty Receive 2017 Derek Bok Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Excellence

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Congratulations to OEB faculty awarded the Spring 2017 Derek Bok Center Certificates of Teaching Excellence! Spring 2017: Andrew Berry (OEB 53), James Mallet (OEB 278), Steven Niemi (OEB 104), and Kathleen Pritchett-Corning (OEB 104).

Hopi Hoekstra named next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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OEB is pleased to announce that Professor Hopi Hoekstra will become the next Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Hoekstra is currently the C.Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...

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...

Biomechanics Faculty

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We employ physical, chemical and engineering principles to analyze the way organisms function and to shed light on the ecological significance and evolutionary history of organismal design. We perform both laboratory and field experiments using a range of...

Ecology Faculty

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We study how organisms interact with each other and their natural world, and how biological processes shape the functioning of the biosphere. Within OEB, we focus primarily on how ecosystems function and how ecological processes drive evolutionary change.

Behavior Faculty

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We investigate causal, developmental, functional, and evolutionary aspects of animal behavior. This includes analyzing genetic, neural and psychological mechanisms underlying behavior, with a focus on the neurobiology of learning and memory, the...