Congrats to John Russell, Ph.D. for successfully defending his thesis!

July 20, 2023

We're excited to share that our graduate student John Russell successfully defended his thesis today. John's Ph.D. work involved developing a system for live-cell time-lapse metabolomics of yeast cells via Raman microscopy. We wish John the best of luck in his next endeavors on the west coast!

Ammaar receives scholarship to study at University of Cambridge

May 30, 2023

Huge congrats to Ammaar Saeed on graduating from Harvard College! Next up, Ammaar has received the Herchel Smith Postgraduate Scholarship in the Sciences to pursue an MPhil at University of Cambridge.

Watch Kevin's SBGrid Consortium seminar!

May 17, 2023

Dr. Kevin M. Dalton gave a seminar for the SBGrid Consortium describing his software, careless, for scaling and merging crystallographic data with machine learning. The full seminar is recorded and available to watch on YouTube. You can also read about careless in our ... Read more about Watch Kevin's SBGrid Consortium seminar!

Luis receives NSF GFRP

May 8, 2023

Congrats to Luis Aldama on being selected for the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program! Luis was one of just five MCO/MCB students selected for the prestigious award. The fellowship will support his graduate work in applying machine learning methods to the processing and analysis of crystallographic data. Luis would like to thank Doeke and Kevin (and many others!) for all of their help and support. Read more in the... Read more about Luis receives NSF GFRP

Phyllis and Ziyuan receive Hoopes prize for undergraduate theses

May 1, 2023

We're excited to announce that two of our undergraduate students, Phyllis Zhang and Ziyuan Zhao, have received the prestigious Hoopes Prize from Harvard College for excellent undergraduate work. Find their theses bound and available in Lamont Library for the next two years! Read More Read more about Phyllis and Ziyuan receive Hoopes prize for undergraduate theses

New publication: Native SAD phasing at room temperature

August 1, 2022

Our paper on native SAD phasing at room temperature is out now in Acta Crystallographica D! Check it out online here Read more about New publication: Native SAD phasing at room temperature

Congrats to Jack for a successful defense!

April 25, 2022

Congrats to Jack Greisman for presenting his defense, "Resolving Correlated Motions in Proteins by X-ray Diffraction." Next up, Jack is off to D. E. Shaw Research in New York, where he will work on molecular dynamics simulations.

Ammaar named to Phi Beta Kapa

April 7, 2022

Congrats to Ammaar Saeed for being named to Phi Beta Kappa! Ammaar is inducted as a member of Harvard's "Junior 24." Phi Beta Kappa is America's oldest academic honor society, and rewards outstanding scholarly accomplishment. Read more Read more about Ammaar named to Phi Beta Kapa

Our new preprint: Native SAD Phasing at Room Temperature

December 14, 2021

In our new pre-print, we describe phasing via single-wavelength anaomalous diffraction (SAD) in three model systems at 295 K. SAD experiments are often performed at cryogenic temperatures to mitigate radiation damage. By estabilishing a data collection strategy for SAD experiments at physiological temperatures, we facilitate the collection of high-quality diffraction data for study of protein conformational ensembles. Read... Read more about Our new preprint: Native SAD Phasing at Room Temperature

Kevin receives Career Award at the Scientific Interface

June 29, 2021

Congratulations to Kevin Dalton, who has received the Burroughs Welcome Fund's prestigious Career Award at the Scientific Interface (CASI) for his proposal, "Machine Learning Models for Next Generation X-Ray Diffraction Experiments." CASI provides bridge funding for post-doctoral researchers looking to establish innovative research programs. Read more... Read more about Kevin receives Career Award at the Scientific Interface

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