Invertebrate Zoology

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Mansi Srivastava receives Roslyn Abramson Award

May 8, 2023

Congratulations to Mansi Srivastava, MCZ Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences, recipient of Harvard's Roslyn Abramson Award.

The Roslyn Abramson Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate teaching, as demonstrated through the ability to communicate with and inspire undergraduates, accessibility to undergraduates, sensitivity to undergraduates’ needs, and devotion to teaching. It is given annually to...

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Improving your pedagogy and enhancing student learning through team teaching

April 3, 2023

Stephanie Pierce, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, and Mansi Srivastava, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology co-developed a course for undergraduates with a goal of reaching a larger number of students and exploring similar sets of questions from different angles. They bring their expertise together in a novel course...

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Discovery of five new deep-sea squat lobster species calls for revision of current classification

January 13, 2023

From the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Munidopsid squat lobsters (from the family Munidopsidae) are among the most abundant decapods found at abyssal depths of the ocean. They are the most diverse squat lobster group in the East Pacific region and make their homes in one of the harshest...

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Researchers discover embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells

December 8, 2022

From the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology: Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these cells are limited to regenerating only the cell type they are assigned to. So, hair stem cells will only make hair. Intestine stem cells will only make intestines....

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A lifetime of natural history with Gonzalo Giribet

August 11, 2021

For the latest episode of the HMSC Connects! podcast host Jennifer Berglund talks with Gonzalo Giribet, the new director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, and curator of invertebrate zoology. Giribet recounts his insatiable interest in scouring the beach for shells growing up south of...

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Gonzalo Giribet named director of the MCZ

July 1, 2021

We are pleased to welcome the new director of the MCZ, Gonzalo Giribet. James Hanken is stepping down from the role after 20 years during which he was instrumental in modernizing the museum’s collection, teaching and research facilities; overseeing the recruitment of several outstanding faculty-curators; and spearheading several specimen databasing and digital imaging initiatives. We thank him for his passion for and unwavering dedication to the MCZ.  

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