Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2012 CONTACT: Gina Hebert, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Christopher Neill, a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and director of the Brown-MBL Partnership, has been named Director of the MBL Ecosystems Center. The Ecosystems Center is the environmental research division of [...]
MBL Receives Gift of T. H. Morgan’s Nobel Prize Medal and Diploma
November 26, 2012 by
Printable version (pdf) Three granddaughters of Thomas Hunt Morgan, the late MBL scientist, trustee, and pioneer of modern genetics, have donated his Nobel Prize medal and brilliantly colored diploma to the MBL Archives. In 1933, Morgan received the first Nobel Prize ever awarded in the field of genetics for his “discoveries concerning the role played [...]
Harvard Biologist Joan Ruderman is Named President and Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory
November 3, 2012 by
Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2012, 1200 EST CONTACT: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu Joan V. Ruderman Biosketch (pdf format) MBL, WOODS HOLE, Mass.—Joan V. Ruderman, Ph.D., has been named President and Director of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), an independent, nonprofit center for international research and education in biology, biomedicine, [...]
Gary Borisy Announces Plans to Retire as MBL President and Director
October 22, 2012 by
Cape Cod Times article October 22, 2012 Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am writing to let you know of my intention to retire as President and Director of the MBL at the end of this year. It has been my great privilege and honor to lead the MBL for the past six and one-half years [...]
MBL and Stanford Scientists Receive 2012 Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research
October 21, 2012 by
Printable version (pdf) Embargoed until 8 AM EST, September 10, 2012 CONTACT: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory, dkenney@mbl.edu; 508-289-7139 Lasker Foundation press kit Michael Sheetz, James Spudich, and Ron Vale cited for groundbreaking discoveries related to biological motors WOODS HOLE, Mass.—Scientists who invented new ways to study how “cargo” is moved within cells and, as [...]
Why Are Our Salt Marshes Falling Apart?
October 17, 2012 by
Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory dkenney@mbl.edu; 508-289-7139; 508-685-3525 Video Interview with Linda Deegan at Plum Island Estuary: http://youtu.be/eP3hRkX03Q8 WOODS HOLE, Mass.—Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S. Eastern seaboard and other highly developed coastlines, without anyone fully understanding why. This week in the [...]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and MBL Sign Agreement on Scientific Cooperation
October 8, 2012 by
Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2012 Contacts: Kaoru Natori, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University +81-98-966-2389; kaoru.natori@oist.jp Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory 508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu Okinawa, Japan, and Woods Hole, Mass., USA—One scientific institution held its inaugural ceremonies last year, while the other will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding [...]
MBL Associates and Falmouth Public Library to Co-Sponsor “Science Before Supper” Series, Starting October 11
October 3, 2012 by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Joslin (508) 289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—The MBL Associates and the Falmouth Public Library are pleased to announce “Science Before Supper,” a new series of talks by MBL scientists designed to whet the public’s appetite for all things science. The free talks, which will all take place at the [...]
2013 Grass Fellowship Applications Now Available
October 2, 2012 by
The 14-week Grass Fellowship Program provides early-career investigators with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and conduct independent neuroscience research projects within the MBL’s vibrant scientific community. Fellows function as both an intellectual and social group during their stay and routinely interact with prominent scientists to build a support network of peers and researchers in their [...]
Pressing Environmental Questions to be Explored at Fall Seminar Series
September 20, 2012 by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2012 Contact: Gina Hebert, (508) 289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu Public invited to lectures by leading environmental scientists MBL, Woods Hole, MA – A lecture exploring how human impacts from air pollution, climate change, and land-use changes affect carbon storage and retention of nitrogen in forests will be the next topic in the [...]
