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Message from the Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am honored to have been chosen to serve the MBL as Director and CEO and delighted to share with you some news from the laboratory in this issue of
LabNotes. The past few months have been a wonderful whirlwind for me and my wife, Sally Casper. Since arriving in July, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting many members of the MBL family at a number of events in the Woods Hole area. I look forward to meeting even more of you at
MBL-hosted events that will be held around the country in the coming months.
I’ve also been spending a lot of time reacquainting myself with the MBL. I’ve been learning about the complexities of the day-to-day operation of the lab, attending seminars, visiting courses, and talking with MBL investigators, students, course faculty, and employees.
With the busy days of summer behind us, I’ve been struck by the high level of activity that is continuing here at the MBL this fall. In addition to the outstanding research that’s ongoing in our research centers and programs, the MBL is now in the midst of a productive conference season. We recently hosted a series of important national and international meetings, including the annual meeting of the Society for General Physiologists, the Molecular Parasitology meeting, and the Sea Urchin Meeting.
I’m also pleased to welcome Tom Duncan (an MBL Corporation member from Nichols College) and Steve Zottoli (a Whitman Investigator from Williams College) to campus this fall. Tom and Steve are spending their sabbaticals with us, something I hope many of you and your colleagues will choose to do in the future, especially once the Whitman building has been renovated. The intellectual and scientific resources available at the MBL and within the Woods Hole scientific community at large are impressive at all times of the year and worthy of consideration when it comes time to think about sabbatical options. If you are interested in exploring sabbatical or other research opportunities at the MBL, Bill Beers (
bbeers@mbl.edu) or I will be happy to provide you with additional information.
Finally, I’m proud to note that we’ve added another Nobelist to our list of laureates associated with the laboratory. Dr. Robert Kornberg, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was a member of the Physiology course faculty in 1982.
These are exciting times for the MBL. I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you about the MBL and science in general in these bi-monthly electronic newsletters. Your thoughts and comments are always welcome.
Best wishes,
Gary Borisy
