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Tag: Richard Losick
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Nation & World
How greatest biological discovery of 20th century got passed over
Harvard Professor Richard Losick highlights flawed, human side of science in his MSI Distinguished Achievement Award lecture.
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Nation & World
Biologist Rob Lue, founding HarvardX faculty director, dies at 56
Rob Lue was professor of the practice in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, founding faculty director of HarvardX, faculty director of the Harvard Ed Portal, Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, UNESCO Chair on Life Sciences and Social Innovation, and faculty director and principal investigator…
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Nation & World
A Nobel incubator
Professor Richard Losick shares the story of a single floor in a single building on Divinity Avenue that served as a scientific home to three Nobel laureates and a training ground for six future laureates. A 10th researcher followed the same path, though he was on the floor above.
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Nation & World
Losick wins Fannie Cox Prize
Two years after he helped establish it, Harvard’s Richard Losick has been honored with the Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching.
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Battling a bacterial threat
Harvard physicians and scientists are joining forces to tackle one of the most troubling developments on the medical landscape: the rise of drug-resistant bacteria.
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Nation & World
Where sand and sun meet science
The annual Rhino Cup volleyball league stokes the competitive fires of Harvard’s biological community, drawing researchers out of the lab and onto the sandy volleyball court in the courtyard of the Biological Laboratories.
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Nation & World
The art of science
Susan Mango, professor of molecular and cellular biology and MacArthur award winner, brings her unorthodox approach to research.
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Nation & World
Geometry plays part in cellular protein arrangement
Harvard researchers examining the activity of a common type of soil bacteria have taken another step in understanding the inner workings of cells, showing that proteins can arrange themselves according to a cell’s inner geometry.
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Nation & World
Losick among Canada Gairdner International Award recipients
Richard Losick, the Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology, was recently named one of seven Canada Gairdner International Award winners by the Gairdner Foundation, and will receive a CA$100,000 as one of the world’s leading medical research scientists. The Gairdner award is among the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.