LAB NEWS
FEBRUARY 8, 2024: LAB BOWLING AT LUCKY STRIKE! ALSO FEAT. POOL & ARCADE
NOVEMBER 3, 2023: LAB CELERBATES JAKOB ON HIS NEW P.I. POSITION AT JANELIA IN VIRGINIA; WITH DINNER, DRINKS, AND A CUSTOM PAINTING
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023: SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MARK!
AUGUST 21, 2023: THE LAB BREAKS IN MARK’S NEW POOL WITH DIY PIZZAS
JUNE 16, 2023: THE ANNUAL HARNETT LAB BBQ - WHICH WAS ACTUALLY TACOS
JUNE 2, 2023: THE LAB CELEBRATES ONE OF MARK’S BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: GETTING TENURE!!
JUNE 13, 2023: THE LAB CELEBRATES DIMITRA’S THESIS DEFENSE - CONGRATULATIONS DR. (DR.) VARDALAKI!
FEBRUARY 9, 2023: SAYING GOODBYE TO NORMA AND WISHING LUCK WITH HER FUTURE IN MED SCHOOL - SHE WILL BE MISSED!
JANUARY 26, 2023: CELEBRATING THE COMPLETION OF MARK’S TENURE TALK WITH MUCH DESERVED TIKI DRINKS AT WUSONG ROAD
OCTOBER 19TH, 2022: MARIE’S LAST LAB BIRTHDAY BEFORE SHE LEAVES FOR FRANCE!
AUGUST 3, 2022: LAB DINNER TO WISH LUKAS LUCK IN HIS NEXT POSITION AT MERCK - HE WILL BE MISSED!
JULY 14, 2022: MILA AND RAUL WIN MATHWORKS FELLOWSHIPS!
JUNE 22, 2022: LAB CELEBRATES MARIE’S THESIS DEFENSE AT THE DIAL IN CENTRAL SQUARE
JUNE 17: ANNUAL LAB COOKOUT AT MARK’S HOUSE
APRIL 19, 2022: MARIE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENEDS HER THESIS! CELEBRATIONS FOR MARIE!
MARCH 14, 2022: Lab dinner to celebrate Mathieu’s Neuron paper at Judy’s Bay
Mathieu’s paper is published in Neuron! A six year team project, with key contributions from Marie, Dimitra, Norma, and Jakob
FIRST YEAR ROTATION STUDENT, JULIA, PATCHES DENDRITES!
FEBRUARY 1, 2022: MILA WINS THE ‘OUT TO INNOVATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP’!
NOVEMBER 9, 2021: VINCENT PASSES HIS QUALIFYING EXAM!
OCTOBER 28, 2021: RAUL PASSES HIS QUALIFYING EXAM!
AUGUST 18, 2021: MARK TAKES ON THE ROLE OF BCS GRADUATE OFFICER
AUGUST 9, 2021: NICK’S FAREWELL DINNER BEFORE HE DEPARTS FOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (BUT NOT BEFORE HE PERFORMS HIS FINAL SURGERY ON THIS CHICKEN)
JUNE 17, 2021: LAB RETREAT AT MARK’S HOUSE
JUNE 3, 2021: GOODBYE DINNER FOR LOU AT CATALYST BEFORE HE STARTS HIS NEXT CHAPTER AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY!
APRIL 13, 2021: QUIQUE IS AWARDED THE PAUL & DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS!
https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-class-of-2021
FEBRUARY 9, 2021: JAEYOUNG IS SELECTED AS A Y. EVA TAN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW FOR 2021 TO 2023!
OCTOBER 31, 2020: VALERIO IS AWARDED THE ALLISON DOUGLAS PRIZE FOR THE BEST PHD THESIS IN THE CENTRE FOR DISCOVERY BRAIN SCIENCES AT EDINBURGH!
AUGUST 25, 2020: MARIE IS AWARDED AN MIT MATHWORKS SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
AUGUST 11, 2020: JAKOB IS AWARDED A K99 GRANT FROM NIH!
JULY 24, 2020: A COVID FRIENDLY LUNCH OUTING
July 10, 2020: JAKOB ACCEPTS A FACULTY POSITION AT HHMI JANELIA RESEARCH CAMPUS!
July 1, 2020: MARK RECEIVES HIS AWOT PROMOTION!
APRIL 21, 2020: MARK IS GIVEN THE BCS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE MENTORING!
https://bcs.mit.edu/news-events/news/congratulations-bcs-award-honorees
MARCH 2, 2020: LOU IS NAMED A 2020 HAROLD M. WEINTRAUB AWARD RECIPIENT!
FEBRUARY 10, 2020: LAB LUNCH IN EAST BOSTON TO CELEBRATE LUKAS’ PAPER GETTING ACCEPTED - CONGRATULATIONS LUKAS!
JANUARY 6, 2020: MARK VISITS DUKE AND EATS NC BBQ WITH MIKE TADROSS
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019: SUNSET OVER CAMBRIDGE FROM MARK’S OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019: JAKOB’S PAPER ACCEPTED AT NEURON!
JULY 16, 2019: LOU’S PAPER FEATURED ON THE COVER OF NEURON
ILLUSTRATION BY MARISSA HANSEN
JUNE 24, 2019: ANNUAL LAB RETREAT AT MARK’S HOUSE
JUNE 10, 2019: LAB LUNCH OUTSIDE ON THE LAWN
MAY 31, 2019: MARK HARNETT NAMED A 2019 - 2021 MCKNIGHT SCHOLAR
https://www.mcknight.org/programs/the-mcknight-endowment-fund-for-neuroscience/scholar-awards/awardees/
MAY 19, 2019: MARK IN SEATTLE WITH THE SOME OF THE ALLEN INSTITUTE NGL CREW
MAY 7, 2019: MARK AT COLUMBIA IN NYC VISITING ELIAS ISSA
APRIL 13, 2019: ENJOYING THE SPRING WEATHER
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 | MARK AND LUKAS MEET UP WITH FRIENDS AT COSYNE IN LISBON
We arrived at 6 am and immediately went on a food tour
Said Portuguese Grandma Dinner, with guests!
Wandering the streets of Cascais with Richard Naud
A bunch of us rented a flat. It was awesome. We even had a Portuguese grandma come cook a fantastic dinner for us!
Jens took full advantage of the flat’s terrace…
Lunch with Tiago Branco and friends. Tiago really knows where to eat in Lisbon…