Legacy of Leadership

legacy of leadership

RECOGNIZING OUR PAST TO STRENGTHEN OUR FUTURE

This exhibit honors individuals with close ties to the Marine Biological Laboratory who have made important, under-recognized contributions to scientific research, education, and administration.

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Cornelia Clapp

The first person to arrive at the ǧƵ in 1888, she was one of the first women ever to be awarded a PhD in biology in the U.S. and was an important and inspirational role model

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Jewel Plummer Cobb

A prolific cell biologist, she was a leader in promoting science education for women and underrepresented minorities.

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jean clark dan and katsuma dan

Jean Clark Dan
and
Katsuma Dan

Their shared love of science, Woods Hole, and the ǧƵ led to pioneering studies of cell behavior using light microscopy.

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Ernest Everett Just

Ernest Everett Just

His pioneering studies of marine invertebrate development at the ǧƵ revealed the role of the cell surface in fertilization and parthenogenesis.

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Stephen Kuffler

Stephen W. Kuffler

A legendary figure in neuroscience, he started the world’s first neurobiology department at Harvard and was a leader in advancing neurophysiology education at the ǧƵ.

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martinez and townsel

Joe L. Martinez, Jr.
and
James G. Townsel

Founders of the ǧƵ SPINES course and co-directors for its first twenty years, they shared a commitment to increasing diversity at the ǧƵ and in the nation’s neuroscience workforce.

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LILIAN VAUGHAN MORGAN AND THOMAS HUNT MORGAN

Lilian Vaughn Morgan
and
Thomas Hunt Morgan

Their foundational contributions to modern genetics were made during a half-century of summers at the ǧƵ.

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