MBL Study Details Impact of Genetic Defect on Nerve Cells in Parkinson’s Disease
Contact: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory 508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu Parkinson’s disease is a slow-progressing neurodegenerative disorder that afflicts about 4 to 6 million people...
View ArticleFrom Octopus Development to Arctic Change: UChicago Graduate Students Pursue...
By Kelsey Calhoun From octopus embryology to the proteins active in Arctic soil, University of Chicago graduate students are exploring a range of questions at the MBL this summer as recipients of a...
View ArticleWhat is a “Discovery Course?” HHMI Program Alumni Find Out
By Diana Kenney After spending two days and evenings observing the MBL Physiology class in action, Juan Pablo Ruiz texted to his mother, “This is the way science should be — curiosity, freedom, and...
View ArticleMBL Announces New Education Director
Rae Nishi, Ph.D., Professor of Neurological Sciences at the University of Vermont (UVM), has been named the Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the MBL, a title that recognizes a gift to the...
View ArticleMBL Scientists Identify Drug that Improves Neuronal Survival after Spinal...
By Diana Kenney Spinal cord injury (SCI) in humans typically has a poor prognosis, including permanent losses in mobility and sensation, reflecting in part our very limited capacity for neural...
View Article2016 Friday Evening Lecture Series Announced
The Marine Biological Laboratory is pleased to announce the 2016 Friday Evening Lecture schedule. The series kicks off June 17 and will run each Friday through August 19. All lectures will be held at...
View ArticleMBL Awards Fellowships to Science and Health Journalists to “Get Their Hands...
Contact: Diana Kenney 508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Thirteen science journalists have been awarded Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL),...
View ArticleAnne Giblin Named Interim Director of MBL Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory senior scientist Anne Giblin has been named interim director of the Ecosystems Center. Giblin has been a member of the MBL faculty for more than three decades. Her research...
View ArticleMarine Biological Laboratory Announces First MBL Fellows
Nine faculty members from institutions around the country have been appointed to the new position of MBL Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory. MBL Fellows come to Woods Hole to pursue...
View ArticleMBL Study Finds Limited Sign of Soil Adaptation to Climate Warming
Contact: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory 508-685-3525; dkenney@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, Mass. — While scientists and policy experts debate the impacts of global warming, the Earth’s soil is...
View ArticleMarine Biological Laboratory Announces 2017 Friday Evening Lecture Series
The Marine Biological Laboratory is pleased to announce the Friday Evening Lecture schedule for the summer of 2017. The hour-long talks are geared for a diverse and engaged audience and appeal to...
View ArticleMessage from the MBL President and Director Regarding Immigration
The Marine Biological Laboratory is deeply committed to the free and open exchange of scholars from around the world. It is the defining characteristic of our mission supporting the advancement of...
View ArticleNSF Awards Marine Biological Laboratory $6.8 Million for Arctic Ecology,...
For the fourth consecutive decade, scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) will lead the nation’s primary research project on Arctic ecology and its responses to climate warming, with $6.8...
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