On Thursday, December 8th, 2022, Michel Vervoort, passed away. Michel was a beloved member of the McDonnell Initiative. He was a Professor in Developmental Genetics at Université Paris…… Read more “Michel Vervoort (1970-2022)”

From May 19th through 24th, 2022, the leaders of the McDonnell Initiative again amassed along with historians, philosophers, and scientists to focus on regeneration. Over the course…… Read more “History of Biology Seminar at MBL: Regeneration Again (Again)”

Dr. Kathryn Maxson Jones On Thursday, September 30th, 2021, Kathryn Maxson Jones, co-leader of the neuron regeneration working group, defended her dissertation in history of science at…… Read more “Kathryn Maxson Jones defends her dissertation”

McDonnell Initiative groups leaders Jane Maienschein, Kate MacCord, Lucie Laplane, Andrew Inkpen, Ford Doolittle, and Kathryn Maxson Jones led a variety of sessions at the virtual gathering…… Read more “Initiative Leaders at ISHPSSB”

Organizers: Hanna Worliczek (McDonnell Scholar) & Karl Matlin (McDonnell Affiliate) Please contact Karl Matlin (kmatlin@uchicago.edu) to receive the readings. Microscopic imaging and data visualization are essential tools…… Read more “Summer Journal Club: What (how) do we learn from images?”