Snapshots from Harvard’s science labs
In the molecular and cellular biology lab of Nicholas Bellono last month, students studied the sting of an upside-down jellyfish. Nearby, in the lab of Physics Professor Mikhail Lukin, others used laser lights to chill atoms to temperatures colder than those found in space. To highlight the range of research being done in Harvard’s science labs, we recently visited students doing hands-on work in fields from quantum science to biology. What follows is just a snapshot. In the Harvard Geological Museum, Marine Denolle shows Seth Olinger (from left), Timothy Clements, Kurama Okubo, Chengxin Jiang, and Natasha Toghramadjian how to use seismic instruments. Denolle is assistant professor in earth and planetary sciences. Aboozar Monavarfeshani, a research fellow in neurology, examines regeneration of the neural circuit that connects the retina to the brain in the lab of Biology Professor Joshua Sanes. In the Bellono lab, Keiko Weir studies upside-down jellyfish...