LabNotes Archive
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Remembrances
The MBL announces with sadness the passing of J. Richard Whittaker (May 29, 2008), Harlyn O. Halvorson (June 17, 2008), Edward L. Chambers (July 6, 2008), and William D. Cohen (August 5, 2008).
Mark Your Calendar
09/12/08: SES Distinguished Scientist Speaker Series - "Is Past Global Warming in Deep Time a Clue to the Near Future on Earth?" - Peter D. Ward, University of Washington
09/16/08: Ecosystems Center Seminars - "Deconstructing soil respiration response to environmental variables at varying temporal scales" - Kathleen Savage, Woods Hole Research Center
09/17/08: Seminar sponsored by the new Cellular Dynamics Program - "Achieving high fidelity microscope images in polarized light" - Michael Shribak, MBL - 12:00 Noon, Lillie 103
09/19/08: Bay Paul Center Seminar - "Use of genomics tools to understand the biology and toxicology of low dose arsenic" - Joshua Hamilton, MBL
For full event listings, visit our online calendar.
July 4th Parade
MBL Director and CEO Gary Borisy leads the annual Woods Hole July 4th parade.Click on the caption for larger image:
Watch the parade video
Video courtesy of The Enterprise Newspapers - filmed & edited by Peter Cook
Whitman Society Reception
The Whitman Society held its annual reception on July 9, 2008. The MBL is grateful to MBL Board member Jeff Pierce and his wife for hosting the event at their Woods Hole home. Vew the slideshow below:
MBL Gala
The MBL Gala was held on Sunday, August 10. The event celebrated 20 years of chamber music at the MBL and featured a performance by the Tokyo String Quartet. Thanks to our many sponsors for making this event a great success.
Watch the slideshow:
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MBL Board of Overseers Meeting
The MBL held the first meeting of the newly established leadership group, the Board of Overseers, on August 1. Overseers actively seek to increase awareness and understanding of the MBL’s mission and provide advice and counsel to MBL leadership.
Click here to view the presentations.
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Director's Message
Greetings from Woods Hole! As I write this message, the MBL is winding down from another successful summer season. This summer our research program flourished with 108 principal investigators and an additional 250 research assistants, postdocs and other scientists in residence at the laboratory. These individuals came from 163 institutions in 21 countries. Likewise, our intensive discovery courses continued to chart new territory, energized by top-notch faculty and students who come here to do original, cutting-edge research and learn from each other in a setting unlike any other... More>>>
MBL Science
Plastics Suspect in Lobster Illness - MBL Scientist Investigates Role of Environmental Toxin in Shell Disease.
When Fish Talk, Scientists Listen - MBL investigators explore the evolution of social communication.
New Ecosystem is Forming as Western Antarctica Rapidly Warms, MBL Scientist Reports - Loss of sea ice is changing the food web.
No Sex, But Plenty of Gene Transfer - DNA from many other species is discovered in bdelloid rotifer genomes.
MBL In The News
Once A Migrant Worker, Today He’s a Brain Surgeon (NBC's Today Show)
SPINES faculty member Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa was featured on the Today Show. “Dr. Q” was a former migrant worker who overcame many obstacles to become one of the finest brain surgeons in the world.
Learning From a Muddy Muscle Master (New York Times)
Whitman Investigator Larry Rome’s toadfish muscle research is highlighted in "Science Times."
Arctic Dispatch (Smithsonian.com)
2008 MBL Science Journalism Polar Fellow Christine Dell’Amore chronicles her travels to Alaska’s Toolik Field to observe the environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Circle in this series of website stories.
State Earmarks $10M for Woods Hole Center (Cape Cod Times)
The MBL’s inclusion in the Massachusetts Life Sciences Bill is highlighted in this article.
MBLWHOI Library
MBLWHOI Library Develops Taxonomy Toy: Cathy Norton may be on to something: Bioinformatics toys for scientists. Sure, they won’t be as popular as Super Soakers or Frisbees, but hers is a niche audience.
MBL Podcasts
Did you miss a Friday Evening Lecture this summer? Visitors to the MBL website can now access Friday Evening Lectures and a growing library of video from other lectures, meetings and research. Visit http://www.mbl.edu/news/multimedia.html for details.
Associates News
The Associates Board had a wonderful time on July 20th hosting the annual picnic for international students at the MBL for the summer. The event offered the students a break from their “biology boot camp” and a rare chance to mingle with students in the other courses.
Upcoming Events
This season’s Falmouth Forum is taking shape! See what we have lined up thus far, and keep coming back for updates as we round out the roster with one more speaker. If you have any questions, ideas or concerns about any Associates activities please contact the Associates Office at 508-289-7281 or email Susan Joslin, Associates Administrator, at sjoslin@mbl.edu.
Gift Shop
Visit the Associates Gift Shop Monday through Saturday between 10 AM and 4:30 PM and check out our new offerings for this season or pick up a few MBL “classics.” Remember you can also shop online for most of our best-selling items.
The Biological Bulletin
The June 2008 issue of The Biological Bulletin featured a "virtual" symposium entitled "The Genomics of Large Marine Metazoans." Eight articles by leading scientists in this field consider species that circumscribe a great catalog of morphological, ecological, and phylogenetic diversity. Read the press release.
The August issue features as the “Editor’s Pick” an important study by K. Wakabayashi, M. Komatsu, M. Murakami, I. Hori, and T. Takegami: “Morphology and gene analysis of hybrids between two congeneric sea stars with different modes of development.” This article has been made available free without a subscription.
The Biological Bulletin thanks Olympus America Inc., Carl Zeiss, Inc., and Sutter Instrument for advertising in these issues
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Announcements & Accolades
MBL Appoints Pamela Clapp Hinkle Director of Development and External Relations.
Sheldon Segal and Population Council Honored by Prix Galien USA for Development, Global Distribution of Implant Contraceptives.
MBL Corporation member George Langford named Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.
BioCurrents Research Center assistant research scientist Emma Heart received the Junior Faculty Award from American Diabetes Association.
MBL and RTDC receive $10M funding authorization in Massachusetts life sciences stimulus legislation.
Gifts & Grants
The MBL has received a number of new gifts and peer-reviewed federal grants since LabNotes was last published... More>>>
Publications
MBL researchers have published many papers on a wide variety of topics since LabNotes was last published... More>>>
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