Yale MCDB
@mcdb-yale.bsky.social
Official account of the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University
REMINDER:
The MCDB Business Office will be closed November 27-28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The MCDB Business Office will be closed November 27-28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
REMINDER:
The MCDB Business Office will be closed November 27-28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The MCDB Business Office will be closed November 27-28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
🌿 Calling All Plant Enthusiasts! 🌺
Join us at the Sussex Symposium this Friday for a day dedicated to plant biology! 🌳
🎙️ Don't miss the keynote by Dr. Ken Birnbaum!
🗓️ 9 AM - 5 PM 📍 Jones Auditorium, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Join us at the Sussex Symposium this Friday for a day dedicated to plant biology! 🌳
🎙️ Don't miss the keynote by Dr. Ken Birnbaum!
🗓️ 9 AM - 5 PM 📍 Jones Auditorium, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🌿 Calling All Plant Enthusiasts! 🌺
Join us at the Sussex Symposium this Friday for a day dedicated to plant biology! 🌳
🎙️ Don't miss the keynote by Dr. Ken Birnbaum!
🗓️ 9 AM - 5 PM 📍 Jones Auditorium, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Join us at the Sussex Symposium this Friday for a day dedicated to plant biology! 🌳
🎙️ Don't miss the keynote by Dr. Ken Birnbaum!
🗓️ 9 AM - 5 PM 📍 Jones Auditorium, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
🍭 TRICK OR TREAT!🎃
The MCDB Trick or Treat Trail is BACK!
Dress to impress: the best costume gets a prize! 👻 🎁
🗓️ October 31 | Starts at Noon
📍 KT 307 ➡️ YSB Floors 1-4
The MCDB Trick or Treat Trail is BACK!
Dress to impress: the best costume gets a prize! 👻 🎁
🗓️ October 31 | Starts at Noon
📍 KT 307 ➡️ YSB Floors 1-4
October 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🍭 TRICK OR TREAT!🎃
The MCDB Trick or Treat Trail is BACK!
Dress to impress: the best costume gets a prize! 👻 🎁
🗓️ October 31 | Starts at Noon
📍 KT 307 ➡️ YSB Floors 1-4
The MCDB Trick or Treat Trail is BACK!
Dress to impress: the best costume gets a prize! 👻 🎁
🗓️ October 31 | Starts at Noon
📍 KT 307 ➡️ YSB Floors 1-4
🎉 Introducing the New and Improved MCDB Website! 🚀
🆕 What’s New?
Sleek, easy-to-navigate design ✨
Highlighted groundbreaking research 🔬 with linked news articles and faculty profiles 👩🔬👨🔬
Explore the new MCDB website now and discover all the exciting updates! 📲💻
#YaleMCDB #Biology
mcdb.yale.edu
🆕 What’s New?
Sleek, easy-to-navigate design ✨
Highlighted groundbreaking research 🔬 with linked news articles and faculty profiles 👩🔬👨🔬
Explore the new MCDB website now and discover all the exciting updates! 📲💻
#YaleMCDB #Biology
mcdb.yale.edu
October 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🎉 Introducing the New and Improved MCDB Website! 🚀
🆕 What’s New?
Sleek, easy-to-navigate design ✨
Highlighted groundbreaking research 🔬 with linked news articles and faculty profiles 👩🔬👨🔬
Explore the new MCDB website now and discover all the exciting updates! 📲💻
#YaleMCDB #Biology
mcdb.yale.edu
🆕 What’s New?
Sleek, easy-to-navigate design ✨
Highlighted groundbreaking research 🔬 with linked news articles and faculty profiles 👩🔬👨🔬
Explore the new MCDB website now and discover all the exciting updates! 📲💻
#YaleMCDB #Biology
mcdb.yale.edu
MCDB SEMINAR KICK-OFF! 🔬👩🏻🔬
This year's seminar series begins with Sarah E O'Connor from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology!
Oct. 2 | 3:30 PM | Bass 305
"How Nature Synthesizes Molecules"
Hosted by Stavroula Hatzios
This year's seminar series begins with Sarah E O'Connor from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology!
Oct. 2 | 3:30 PM | Bass 305
"How Nature Synthesizes Molecules"
Hosted by Stavroula Hatzios
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MCDB SEMINAR KICK-OFF! 🔬👩🏻🔬
This year's seminar series begins with Sarah E O'Connor from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology!
Oct. 2 | 3:30 PM | Bass 305
"How Nature Synthesizes Molecules"
Hosted by Stavroula Hatzios
This year's seminar series begins with Sarah E O'Connor from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology!
Oct. 2 | 3:30 PM | Bass 305
"How Nature Synthesizes Molecules"
Hosted by Stavroula Hatzios
Congratulations to Ken Nelson and Paul Forscher on their retirements! Their collective impact on MCDB cannot be emphasized enough.
July 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to Ken Nelson and Paul Forscher on their retirements! Their collective impact on MCDB cannot be emphasized enough.
Welcome Freya Wencker, MCDB’s newest lecturer!
Freya has been hired as an Lecturer and will begin teaching in Fall 2025 and will oversee the FACS core facility.
She will teach Laboratory in Nucleic Acids I and II as well as co-teach the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Freya has been hired as an Lecturer and will begin teaching in Fall 2025 and will oversee the FACS core facility.
She will teach Laboratory in Nucleic Acids I and II as well as co-teach the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Welcome Freya Wencker, MCDB’s newest lecturer!
Freya has been hired as an Lecturer and will begin teaching in Fall 2025 and will oversee the FACS core facility.
She will teach Laboratory in Nucleic Acids I and II as well as co-teach the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Freya has been hired as an Lecturer and will begin teaching in Fall 2025 and will oversee the FACS core facility.
She will teach Laboratory in Nucleic Acids I and II as well as co-teach the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Congratulations to Ronit Kaufman on her promotion to Sr. Lecturer!
Ronit joined the MCDB faculty in 2018 and has been an integral part of the success of MCDB 1050 - Biology, the World, and US.
Ronit joined the MCDB faculty in 2018 and has been an integral part of the success of MCDB 1050 - Biology, the World, and US.
July 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Congratulations to Ronit Kaufman on her promotion to Sr. Lecturer!
Ronit joined the MCDB faculty in 2018 and has been an integral part of the success of MCDB 1050 - Biology, the World, and US.
Ronit joined the MCDB faculty in 2018 and has been an integral part of the success of MCDB 1050 - Biology, the World, and US.
SEND US YOUR DESIGNS!
The MCDB Logo Contest ends on July 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Send your designs to mcdb.communications@yale.edu
See full guidelines and submission instructions at mcdb.yale.edu
The MCDB Logo Contest ends on July 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Send your designs to mcdb.communications@yale.edu
See full guidelines and submission instructions at mcdb.yale.edu
July 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
SEND US YOUR DESIGNS!
The MCDB Logo Contest ends on July 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Send your designs to mcdb.communications@yale.edu
See full guidelines and submission instructions at mcdb.yale.edu
The MCDB Logo Contest ends on July 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Send your designs to mcdb.communications@yale.edu
See full guidelines and submission instructions at mcdb.yale.edu
Congratulations to @davidbreslowlab.bsky.social on his recent promotion to Associate Professor on Term!
David joined the MCDB faculty in 2017 and has since made incredible discoveries in the study of the primary cilia in cell homeostasis and human disease.
David joined the MCDB faculty in 2017 and has since made incredible discoveries in the study of the primary cilia in cell homeostasis and human disease.
July 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Congratulations to @davidbreslowlab.bsky.social on his recent promotion to Associate Professor on Term!
David joined the MCDB faculty in 2017 and has since made incredible discoveries in the study of the primary cilia in cell homeostasis and human disease.
David joined the MCDB faculty in 2017 and has since made incredible discoveries in the study of the primary cilia in cell homeostasis and human disease.
Join us in congratulating Tom Pollard on receiving the 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science!
Tom and his wife Patty stopped by campus while in town for the award ceremony.
📸 : Joe Wolenski
Tom and his wife Patty stopped by campus while in town for the award ceremony.
📸 : Joe Wolenski
May 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Join us in congratulating Tom Pollard on receiving the 2025 Connecticut Medal of Science!
Tom and his wife Patty stopped by campus while in town for the award ceremony.
📸 : Joe Wolenski
Tom and his wife Patty stopped by campus while in town for the award ceremony.
📸 : Joe Wolenski
Jiyeon Leem (Mogessie Lab) has been awarded a Fellowship from the Lalor Foundation for pursuing her research project ‘Uncovering the origins of egg aneuploidy associated with female reproductive aging’. Congratulations, Jiyeon!
May 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Jiyeon Leem (Mogessie Lab) has been awarded a Fellowship from the Lalor Foundation for pursuing her research project ‘Uncovering the origins of egg aneuploidy associated with female reproductive aging’. Congratulations, Jiyeon!
Congratulations to all our MCDB graduates!
May 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to all our MCDB graduates!
Congratulations to MCDB Ph.D. students Lam Vo and Emily Siff on their selection as 2025 Annie Le Fellows!
This fellowship, created in memory of Annie Le, is awarded to doctoral candidates in the BBS who excel in research and improving the world around them.
This fellowship, created in memory of Annie Le, is awarded to doctoral candidates in the BBS who excel in research and improving the world around them.
May 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to MCDB Ph.D. students Lam Vo and Emily Siff on their selection as 2025 Annie Le Fellows!
This fellowship, created in memory of Annie Le, is awarded to doctoral candidates in the BBS who excel in research and improving the world around them.
This fellowship, created in memory of Annie Le, is awarded to doctoral candidates in the BBS who excel in research and improving the world around them.
Members of the Jacob Lab Wenxin Yuan and Yi-chun Huang are the first and second author on a new study that reveals a new mechanism with relevance to a pediatric brain cancer.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
May 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Members of the Jacob Lab Wenxin Yuan and Yi-chun Huang are the first and second author on a new study that reveals a new mechanism with relevance to a pediatric brain cancer.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40229276/
Congratulations to the 2024-25 Spangler Award Recipients!
Ted Leung, Gendron Lab
Elizabeth Gordon, Hatzios Lab
Garret Sager, Clark Lab
Ted Leung, Gendron Lab
Elizabeth Gordon, Hatzios Lab
Garret Sager, Clark Lab
May 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations to the 2024-25 Spangler Award Recipients!
Ted Leung, Gendron Lab
Elizabeth Gordon, Hatzios Lab
Garret Sager, Clark Lab
Ted Leung, Gendron Lab
Elizabeth Gordon, Hatzios Lab
Garret Sager, Clark Lab
Pawel Burkhardt, Ph.D. (University of Bergen) is our next speaker in the MCDB Seminar Series.
"Tracking the deep evolutionary origins of neurons and nervous systems"
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30 PM
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
"Tracking the deep evolutionary origins of neurons and nervous systems"
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30 PM
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
March 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pawel Burkhardt, Ph.D. (University of Bergen) is our next speaker in the MCDB Seminar Series.
"Tracking the deep evolutionary origins of neurons and nervous systems"
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30 PM
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
"Tracking the deep evolutionary origins of neurons and nervous systems"
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30 PM
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
MIT Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Yukiko Yamashita comes to Yale to deliver her talk titled, "Germline immortality and speciation"
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30pm
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30pm
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
MIT Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Yukiko Yamashita comes to Yale to deliver her talk titled, "Germline immortality and speciation"
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30pm
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BASS 305 | 3:30pm
The MCDB Seminar Series is sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund
The MCDB Seminar Series welcomes Rebecca Bart on February 26!
3:30 PM | Bass 305
Event will be broadcast, link to come
3:30 PM | Bass 305
Event will be broadcast, link to come
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The MCDB Seminar Series welcomes Rebecca Bart on February 26!
3:30 PM | Bass 305
Event will be broadcast, link to come
3:30 PM | Bass 305
Event will be broadcast, link to come
Starting soon!!
Community Conversations
9 AM | YSB 352
Community Conversations
9 AM | YSB 352
February 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Starting soon!!
Community Conversations
9 AM | YSB 352
Community Conversations
9 AM | YSB 352
TOMORROW!
The MCDB Seminar Series kicks off the Spring with Neil Hunter (UC Davis, HHMI) at 3:30 PM in Bass 305
Come early for refreshments and stay for the exciting talk titled, ""Chromosome Connections: formation, maintenance, and resolution during meiosis"
The MCDB Seminar Series kicks off the Spring with Neil Hunter (UC Davis, HHMI) at 3:30 PM in Bass 305
Come early for refreshments and stay for the exciting talk titled, ""Chromosome Connections: formation, maintenance, and resolution during meiosis"
January 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TOMORROW!
The MCDB Seminar Series kicks off the Spring with Neil Hunter (UC Davis, HHMI) at 3:30 PM in Bass 305
Come early for refreshments and stay for the exciting talk titled, ""Chromosome Connections: formation, maintenance, and resolution during meiosis"
The MCDB Seminar Series kicks off the Spring with Neil Hunter (UC Davis, HHMI) at 3:30 PM in Bass 305
Come early for refreshments and stay for the exciting talk titled, ""Chromosome Connections: formation, maintenance, and resolution during meiosis"
MCDB Coffee Hour Returns TODAY with student barista Victory Lee!
3-4 PM | Stratford Lounge
Bring Your Own Mug!
3-4 PM | Stratford Lounge
Bring Your Own Mug!
January 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
MCDB Coffee Hour Returns TODAY with student barista Victory Lee!
3-4 PM | Stratford Lounge
Bring Your Own Mug!
3-4 PM | Stratford Lounge
Bring Your Own Mug!
REMINDER:
The Business Office (KT 307) is currently undergoing renovations. Office staff will be working remotely during this time.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance so we can plan accordingly.
The Business Office (KT 307) is currently undergoing renovations. Office staff will be working remotely during this time.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance so we can plan accordingly.
January 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
REMINDER:
The Business Office (KT 307) is currently undergoing renovations. Office staff will be working remotely during this time.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance so we can plan accordingly.
The Business Office (KT 307) is currently undergoing renovations. Office staff will be working remotely during this time.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance so we can plan accordingly.
Happy Holidays!
The Business Office will close on December 24, 2024 and reopen on January 2, 2025 to give their fur babies a season to remember.
Thanks for letting our humans spoil us!
The Business Office will close on December 24, 2024 and reopen on January 2, 2025 to give their fur babies a season to remember.
Thanks for letting our humans spoil us!
December 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Happy Holidays!
The Business Office will close on December 24, 2024 and reopen on January 2, 2025 to give their fur babies a season to remember.
Thanks for letting our humans spoil us!
The Business Office will close on December 24, 2024 and reopen on January 2, 2025 to give their fur babies a season to remember.
Thanks for letting our humans spoil us!
The Business Office (KT 307) is undergoing renovations starting TOMORROW, December 19, 2024 and will continue through the second week of January.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance as we will be primarily remote
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance as we will be primarily remote
December 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
The Business Office (KT 307) is undergoing renovations starting TOMORROW, December 19, 2024 and will continue through the second week of January.
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance as we will be primarily remote
If you need staff assistance on campus during this time, please notify us 48 hours in advance as we will be primarily remote