Accolades

Linda Deegan, Ecosystems Center Senior Scientist, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Nature Conservancy

Jason Swedlow Named Innovator of the Year 2011
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council recognized AQLM course director Jason Swedlow (University of Dundee) for his work on the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) - a revolutionary venture into open source software.

Gary Borisy Appointed Head of Faculty for Cell Biology at F1000
Leading scientists and clinicians are invited to become Heads of Faculty at F1000--an online service that identifies and evaluates the most important articles in biology and medical research publications--based on the recommendation of large numbers of their peers.

Gary Borisy to Receive Award for “Far-Reaching Contributions to Cell Biology”
Gary Borisy, president and director at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has been selected to receive the 2011 E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The award recognizes ‘far-reaching contributions to cell biology over a lifetime in science.’

Nathan Wilson named Director of the new Center for Library and Informatics

The following members of the MBL community have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences:

Richard W. Aldrich
Analytical & Quantitative Light Microscopy course alumnus, 1981

Jesse H. Ausubel
Rockefeller University

David P. Corey
Biology of the Inner Ear course lecturer, 2007-2009

George Q. Daley
Physiology course alumnus, 1982

Russell D. Ferland
Neural Systems & Behavior course faculty, 1987-1990

Scott E. Fraser
Embryology course alumnus, 1977; faculty, 1991-1995 & 2002-2008; course director, 1997-2001

Richard I. Morimoto
Biology of Aging course faculty, 2010