Happy #MicroscopyMonday!

Sinking shell of a pteropod, Clio pyramidata, collected at 1500m (4920 ft) in an Oceanic Flux Program (OFP) trap.

Imaged by JC Weber and the OFP.

Happy #EarthWeek! The Marine Biological Laboratory is highlighting initiatives from the Ecosystem Center that exist to advance sustainable solutions for managing and restoring ecosystems.

Today, we highlight the Ocean Flux Program.

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Create your legacy with the Marine Biological Laboratory.

Since 1888, discovery at MBL has shaped our understanding of life itself. By joining the 1888 Society, you can help ensure that this legacy continues for generations to come.

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DEADLINE EXTENDED! ⏰

Apply to Organoid Biology: From Concept to Practice by April 30.

Financial aid is available.

🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/org

🧬APPLICATIONS OPEN!

Apply to the 2027 cohort of Semester in Biological Discovery (SBD).

Video credit: Chris Johnson at Dartmouth College

More info: go.mbl.edu/SBD
Full video: go.mbl.edu/m1xe31

In human medicine, organoids offer a more relevant test platform with the potential to more accurately predict clinical outcomes, and organoids also offer drug developers important data that can reduce failure rates and animal studies.

Learn more here: go.mbl.edu/org-research

Happy #MicroscopyMonday!

This image shows the underside of a skeletal preparation of a little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) hatchling.

Imaged by Andrew Gillis, an associate scientist at the MBL.

🌊Gemma is back!

After some routine maintenance at Kingman, she is back on the Remsen dock and getting ready for the start of the collecting season.

Video credit: Kingman Yacht Center

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Visit the Marine Resources Center for a look at the marine animals used in MBL research, tour the MBLWHOI Library for a close-up of Thomas Hunt Morgan's Nobel Prize, and more.

Tours from April 20 to April 24 start at 1:00 p.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.

Sign up here: https://www.mbl.edu/events

Scientists at the MBL are building and deploying innovative clam recruitment boxes across Massachusetts tidal flats.

🔗 Read the full story and see what they discovered: go.mbl.edu/clam

DEADLINE APPROACHING! ⏰

Apply to Frontiers in Stem Cells & Regeneration (SCARE) by June 8.

🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/SCARE

Visit the Marine Resources Center for a look at the marine animals used in MBL research, tour the MBLWHOI Library for a close-up of Thomas Hunt Morgan's Nobel Prize, and more.

Tours start at 1:00 p.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.

Sign up here: mbl.edu/events

Happy #WorldHealthDay!

Did you know that much of our understanding of human biology today comes from studying marine organisms? And those discoveries have helped lead to new diagnostic tools and treatments for disease.

A sinking shell of a heteropod Atlanta peronii collected in the Oceanic Flux Program (OFP) trap at 3200 meters (10500 feet) depth.

Imaged by JC Weber, a senior research assistant at the Ecosystems Center.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! ⏰

Apply to Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences (OMIBS) by April 8.

Click the link in the bio for more info.

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In February 2026, 8 new studies were published.

🔗 go.mbl.edu/feb2026

A new study from an associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory shows that two different cell populations in a skate embryo can give rise to the same repeating structures (or “serial homologs”) in the adult.

Read the full story here: go.mbl.edu/fft

This is not an April Fool's joke: After 16 years, the Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence (IHCIF) course is returning this fall.

Financial aid is available.

🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/IHCIF

Isaac Siu-Shing Wong is MBL 2026 Grass Fellow MPI-CBG postdoctoral researcher joins Marine Biological Laboratory, working in the Grass Laboratory for research project.

Postdoctoral researcher @isaacsiuwong.bsky.social in the @hymanlab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de is 2026 Grass Fellow @grassfoundation.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social. 🎉 He will pursue his project “Dancing diatoms as a proto-neural model” at MBL for 14 weeks. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Students from the MBL's Embryology course cleared this turtle embryo last year using LifeCanvas Technologies Inc.'s SmartBatch+, labeled with acetylated tubulin to visualize the nervous system, and imaged with the #MegaSPIM light-sheet microscope. #microscopy

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of Logan Science Journalism Fellows!

🔗 Read their biographies here: go.mbl.edu/logan26

DEADLINE APPROACHING! ⏰

Apply to Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences (OMIBS) by April 1.

🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/OMIBS

It’s the final day of Impact Week—there’s still time to make your mark.

As MBL enters an exciting new chapter, your support helps power the discoveries, education, and innovation that lie ahead. Be part of our #future.

Give today: mbl.edu/give

Alumni of the Marine Biological Laboratory include all who have contributed to our rich legacy of discovery and education—not only students, but also our dedicated staff.

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Today for Impact Week, we're highlight MBL #alumni, a global community of scientists, leaders, and advocates whose experiences at the MBL continue to shape their work and influence the world.

Donate today to support future MBL alumni: mbl.edu/give

Reminder: It’s still Giving Day at MBL!

Thanks to a $50,000 match, every gift is being doubled—so your support goes twice as far.

Join us: mbl.edu/give

Every gift has a story.

Here’s why MBL donor and supporter Mark Terasaki gives to the MBL—and today, your impact is doubled when you give too. Each gift made today will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.

Make your impact now: mbl.edu/give

Today is Giving Day at the MBL.

Together, we go further—because today, your impact is doubled. Every gift made will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.

Make your impact now: mbl.edu/give

It’s Impact Week at the MBL—and tomorrow is Giving Day. But your impact doesn’t have to wait.

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