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Photo Credit Matt Perko. Photo Credit Matt Perko Researchers Mia Raimondi, left, Christopher Hayes and lead author Michael Costello have uncovered how pathogenic Bordetella bacteria adhere to mammalian airways despite their hosts' natural defenses
A new look at an old protein may yield therapy for contagious respiratory disease
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Mosquito taste receptor could lead to new insect repellents
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A ‘magic bullet’ for polycystic kidney disease in the making
illustration of neurons and chemical signaling, source: The Current
Hormone cycles shape the structure and function of key memory regions in the brain
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Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields
Meghan Morrissey Photo Credit Matt Perko
‘Brave and bold’ new strategies for cancer immunotherapy
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Prof. Meghan Morrissey honored by the American Cancer Society for her work on cancer immunotherapy
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MCDB Spotlights

2021 MCDB Graduate Admissions

2027 MCDB Graduate Admissions

A cross-disciplinary foundation in biological science, while allowing students the flexibility to choose their own path of inquiry.
Michael Goard

Faculty: Michael Goard

The Goard lab is focused on understanding the neural circuits that allow us to perceive, remember, and navigate through our spatial environment.
Surenna Pecchia

Student: Surenna Pecchia

Surenna Pecchia is a 5th year Ph.D. student in Max Wilson’s lab at UC Santa Barbara. She is from Chelmsford, Massachusetts and received her B.S. in Biology from UMass Lowell.
Julie Simpson

Faculty: Julie Simpson

How do neural circuits control the complex motor sequences that constitute fly grooming behavior?
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