Mark your calendars — Giving Tuesday is ONE week away!
On Giving Tuesday, your support helps power the discoveries, courses, and life-changing experiences that start at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
Give early: https://www.mbl.edu/give
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MBL Senior Scientist Anne Giblin researches element cycling in the environment and how ecosystems respond to human impacts and climate change 🌳 She is also the director of the MBL Ecosystems Center!
📲 Check out our Q&A with Giblin: bit.ly/3ZQhJi7
#sciencestartshere
Microscopic image of C. elegans, with fluorescent green labeling certain proteins
The 2025 Embryology course is underway at the MBL! As the students dive in, enjoy this throwback from the 2021 course by Rebecca M. Varney.
These male C. elegans spicules were imaged on a Zeiss Micro 900 with laminin proteins labeled with green fluorescent protein. #sciencestartshere
All of the incredible research happening at the MBL needs an equally incredible manager! 🧠
MBL Director of Research Anne Sylvester oversees resident laboratories, the Whitman Center, and the Grass Laboratory.
📲 Read more about Sylvester in our Q&A: bit.ly/43Ak0QM
#sciencestartshere
A group of people sit and stand around a small microscope on a lab table.
A group of people sit and stand around a small microscope on a lab table.
A group of people sit and stand around a small microscope on a lab table.
Yesterday, students in the MBL's Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy course built and tested microscopes from @openuc2.bsky.social 🔬
Their modular cube system—akin to LEGO bricks—allows for easy assembly and reconfiguration of optical systems.
#sciencestartshere
A woman stands up to be recognized
A woman gives a presentation
The audience claps
Scientists and staff gathered for "Research Day" to recognize new employees and showcase MBL's groundbreaking research.
"What brought me to the MBL was a job, but what brought me back was the top-notch scientific and broader community," said Elizabeth Elmstrom.
#sciencestartshere
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The famous Meselson-Stahl experiment, which provided strong evidence for semi-conservative DNA replication, had its roots at the MBL! 🧬 Meselson and Stahl met here in the summer of 1954.
Happy #DNADay! #sciencestartshere
📷: Matthew Meselson in summer 1954
Like its mythical counterpart, the real-life Hydra possesses remarkable regenerative abilities... but scientists also study this tiny animal's nervous system, even though it doesn't have a brain! 🧠
Researchers have studied Hydra at the MBL for over 100 years! #sciencestartshere
A promotional flyer for the AI@MBL: Machine Learning for Microscopy Image Analysis course at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Course dates are Aug 22 to Sept 6, 2025, with applications due April 30. The image includes a brief paragraph: "This two-week course will familiarize researchers with state-of-the-art deep learning techniques for microscopy image analysis." The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an abstract image with different colored blobs.
⚠️ Course deadline extension ⚠️
The last day to apply for the AI@MBL course this summer is now April 30!
📲 Read more and apply: bit.ly/43vIT0u
#ScienceStartsHere
A group of students gather in a rough circle on sandy earth with field equipment. Most are crouching down, one stands. Several are working with the equipment. Short green vegetation is visible behind them.
There are still spots available in the MBL's Semester in Environmental Science! 🍃 We have extended the deadline to May 30 and will be considering applications on a rolling basis throughout the spring.
🌊 Apply here: bit.ly/4hspr8S
📷: SES program #sciencestartshere
A promotional flyer for the MBL's AI@MBL: Machine Learning for Microscopy Image Analysis course. The course will run from Aug 22 to Sept 6, 2025, with applications due on April 16. This two-week course will familiarize researchers with state-of-the-art deep learning techniques for microscopy image analysis. The flyer also has the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an abstract image of color blobs lumped together.
A promotional flyer for the MBL's 2025 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course, which will run from July 24 to August 26, 2025, with applications due April 14. Financial assistance is available. The flyer also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and a photo of a cephalopod.
#MBL course updates! ⚠️ If you're interested in microscopy or symbiosis, read on...
🔬 Two weeks remain to apply for AI@MBL: bit.ly/43vIT0u
🐙 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis is extending its deadline to April 14: bit.ly/4ig81fJ
#sciencestartshere
MBL GIVING DAY IS ALMOST OVER! ⏰
Thank you to everyone who has given so generously! You have until 3pm EDT to support the science, discovery, and education happening daily at the MBL.
📲 mbl.edu/give/discove...
#ScienceStartsHere
A round sticker with a seahorse logo and the words "Marine Biological Laboratory" and "Woods Hole" on the back of a car.
A round sticker with a seahorse logo and the words "Marine Biological Laboratory" and "Woods Hole" on the back of a car.
Want to snag one of these sweet MBL car magnets for yourself? 🚗
Just donate $25 or more to our Giving Day fundraiser! Remember, a generous group of MBL donors is matching all Giving Day gifts—dollar for dollar—up to $50,000!
📲 mbl.edu/give/discove...
#ScienceStartsHere
A promotional image for MBL Giving Day 2025, with a header image of the MBL collecting vessel Gemma, the text "Have you made your gift yet?" and graphics of an octopus, an axolotl, and a sea star.
Only a few hours left in GIVING DAY 2025! #ScienceStartsHere
The MBL community has proven that we can accomplish great things when we work together. Your support helps us keep the intellectual fires burning 🔥 Thank you!
📲 Give before 1pm EDT at www.mbl.edu/give/discove...
Giving Day is HERE! 🎉
This 24-hour fundraiser is your chance to support the amazing science happening at the MBL. This year, every gift made for Giving Day will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000!
📲 Give before 1pm EDT on Wednesday! mbl.edu/give/discove...
#ScienceStartsHere
MBL Science Shorts are back! 🧬 If you've ever wondered what our scientists are working on, check out this video on MBL Associate Scientist @kristingribble.bsky.social, who uses rotifers to study how a mother's age affects her offspring.
#ScienceStartsHere
www.youtube.com/shorts/AL_gU...
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences course, which will run from August 12 to 22, 2025, with applications due April 2. The course will enable participants to obtain and interpret data, assess artifacts, perform quantitative measurements, and generate images for documentation and analysis. The flyer also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and a photo of someone looking into a microscope.
Are you a biologist looking to deepen your imaging skills? 🔬 There are still two weeks to apply to the MBL's Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences course!
📲 Read more: bit.ly/3FHaUZ5
#ScienceStartsHere
A promotional image for MBL Giving Day 2025, which will be held from 1pm EDT March 25 to 1pm EDT March 26. The image also includes cartoons of a microscope, a microbe, an octopus, fish, DNA, a flask and test tube, and a brain.
Giving Day 2025 is ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉
This 24-hour fundraiser is your chance to support the MBL. This year, every gift made for Giving Day will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000!
📲 Can’t wait until next week? www.mbl.edu/give/discove...
#ScienceStartsHere
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Methods in Computational Neuroscience course, which will run from July 23 to August 19, 2025. Applications are due March 24, and financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an image of a brain.
Add Methods in Computational Neuroscience to the extended list!
You now have until March 24 to submit your applications! Read more: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
#ScienceStartsHere
A flyer for the MBL's 2025 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course, which will run July 24 to August 26, 2025. Applications are now due March 31, and financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and a picture of a cephalopod
A flyer for the MBL's 2025 Visual Neuroscience course, which will run from August 1 to 16, 2025. Applications are now due April 1, and financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere and a logo for the MBL.
Course updates! ⚠️ Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis is REOPENING applications (deadline March 31), and Visual Neuroscience is EXTENDING applications (deadline April 1).
Flyers below ⤵️ Read more and apply here: bit.ly/4acDH2V
#ScienceStartsHere
💡 More than 20 presenters shared their science at the MBL's annual Postdoctoral Symposium yesterday. The event featured long talks, flash talks, a career panel, and poster presentations. Photos below! ⤵️
Read more: bit.ly/3Ft3NDC
#ScienceStartsHere
📷: Alex Megerle
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 SPINES (Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence, and Success) course. Course dates are June 15 to July 5, 2025, with applications due March 24. The course is fully funded. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an image of a person peering into a microscope.
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Brains, Minds, and Machines course, which will run from August 3 to 24, 2025. Applications are due March 24. Financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an image of a human head with a face and a diagram of a brain.
Two more course deadlines are fast approaching! 🧠 If you're a neuroscientist interested in training at the MBL, don't miss your chance to apply!
Read more on SPINES: bit.ly/4ho6xiy
Read more on Brains, Minds, and Machines: bit.ly/3FhTge9
#ScienceStartsHere
A person in a hat holds a net and bends over in a vibrant marsh under a clear blue sky.
How would you like this to be your classroom? ☀️🌿
The deadline for the 2025 Semester in Environmental Science is March 31! Apply now: bit.ly/4hspr8S
#ScienceStartsHere
📷: SES student Tabea Zimmermann does field work in Waquoit Bay in 2013. Credit: Sarah Nalvan
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Visual Neuroscience course. The course runs from August 1 to August 16, 2025, with applications due March 19. Financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere and a logo for the MBL.
Hey, visual neuroscientists 👋 Interested in hands-on training in modern techniques and building a lifelong network of colleagues and friends? Look no further! 🧠
Apply for the MBL's Visual Neuroscience course by March 19: bit.ly/4kn48HH
#ScienceStartsHere
A woman holds a young girl as she peers into a microscope on a table
The MBL Oceanic Flux Program stopped by STEAM Night at Quashnet Elementary School in Mashpee last week! 🌊 Their roadshow included microscopic shells that kids could view under a microscope 🐚 #ScienceStartsHere
More about the OFP: bit.ly/4inNpSG
📷: courtesy JC Weber
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Methods in Computational Neuroscience course. Course dates are July 23 to August 19, 2025, and applications are due March 18. Financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an image of a purple brain.
Applications are due in two weeks (March 18) for the MBL's Methods in Computational Neuroscience course! 🧠 🖥️ Explore the computational and mathematical techniques that are used to address how the brain solves problems.
Read more: bit.ly/3EZZ6Rs
#ScienceStartsHere
A promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis course. The course dates are July 31 to August 18, 2025, with applications due March 17. Financial assistance is available. The image also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere and a logo for the MBL.
What made the fungus such a good friend? 🤔
He had great morels 🍄
Calling all fungal folks—there may not be mushroom left on your calendars, but save some time to apply for the MBL's 2025 Molecular Mycology course!
Read more: bit.ly/41m0JAq
#ScienceStartsHere
A promotional flyer for the MBL's 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course. Course dates are July 24 to August 7, 2025, with applications due March 28. Financial assistance is available. The flyer also includes the hashtag #ScienceStartsHere, a logo for the MBL, and an image of zebrafish.
The deadline to apply for the 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course has been extended to March 28!
This two-week course is intended for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and independent investigators.
Read more: bit.ly/4kiht3X
#ScienceStartsHere
Promotional image for the MBL's 2025 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course, showing a close-up of a cephalopod and event details: July 24 - August 26, 2025, applications due March 12, 2025. Financial assistance available. Includes hashtag #ScienceStartsHere and a logo for the Marine Biological Laboratory.
March 12 is your last chance to apply for the MBL's 2025 Molecular and Cell Biology of Symbiosis course! 🗓️
This immersive, research-based course facilitates state-of-the-art experimental approaches in symbiosis research.
Read more: bit.ly/4ig81fJ
#ScienceStartsHere
A flyer for the MBL's 2025 Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Population Structures course. The course runs from July 14 to July 24, 2025, and applications are due March 11. An image comprised of blue worm-like shapes and orange spheres is on the right side of the flyer.
Course deadline upcoming! ⤵️
There are two weeks left to apply for the MBL's Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Population Structures (STAMPS) course. Get those applications in by March 11!
Read more: bit.ly/3Dki6t8
#ScienceStartsHere
