Marine Biological Laboratory
@mblscience.bsky.social
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), founded in 1888, is an international center for research & education in biology & ecology in Woods Hole, MA. An affiliate of the University of Chicago. www.mbl.edu
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We are grateful to the US veterans who work for the MBL, and those in our community for their service and commitment. Today and every day, we honor you. 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We are grateful to the US veterans who work for the MBL, and those in our community for their service and commitment. Today and every day, we honor you. 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Make your spring term unforgettable! 🌊 Join MBL’s Semester in Biological Discovery for an immersive, hands-on dive into parasitology, biodiversity, neurophysiology & more.
📅 Mar 1–May 23, 2026
🗓️ Apply by Dec 12: go.mbl.edu/sbd
No research experience required!
📅 Mar 1–May 23, 2026
🗓️ Apply by Dec 12: go.mbl.edu/sbd
No research experience required!
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Make your spring term unforgettable! 🌊 Join MBL’s Semester in Biological Discovery for an immersive, hands-on dive into parasitology, biodiversity, neurophysiology & more.
📅 Mar 1–May 23, 2026
🗓️ Apply by Dec 12: go.mbl.edu/sbd
No research experience required!
📅 Mar 1–May 23, 2026
🗓️ Apply by Dec 12: go.mbl.edu/sbd
No research experience required!
2026 Whitman Center Fellowship Applications are Open!
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
2026 Whitman Center Fellowship Applications are Open!
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
Every year, we bring together biologists to push the frontiers of knowledge. Scientists are invited to spend 4 to 10 wks at the MBL, with support available throughout the year. Deadline Nov. 1. https://go.mbl.edu/whitman
We are hiring an Imaging Scientis. Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are hiring an Imaging Scientis. Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What do you wish everyone knew about the MBL?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What do you wish everyone knew about the MBL?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What do you wish everyone knew about the MBL?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What do you wish everyone knew about the MBL?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
The Nikon Small World Exhibit showcases life's beauty and complexity as seen through the light microscope. 1st place went to Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol, who photographed mouse brain tumor cells.
Can you guess the magnification of the lens?
The Nikon Small World Exhibit showcases life's beauty and complexity as seen through the light microscope. 1st place went to Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol, who photographed mouse brain tumor cells.
Can you guess the magnification of the lens?
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
The Nikon Small World Exhibit showcases life's beauty and complexity as seen through the light microscope. 1st place went to Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol, who photographed mouse brain tumor cells.
Can you guess the magnification of the lens?
The Nikon Small World Exhibit showcases life's beauty and complexity as seen through the light microscope. 1st place went to Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol, who photographed mouse brain tumor cells.
Can you guess the magnification of the lens?
MBL has been awarded $200,000 in Massachusetts’ FY25 budget to support our high school education programs, helping open the doors of science to young scholars from across the state.
This will cover tuition for more than 80 high schoolers to attend an immersive science course here at the MBL.
This will cover tuition for more than 80 high schoolers to attend an immersive science course here at the MBL.
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
MBL has been awarded $200,000 in Massachusetts’ FY25 budget to support our high school education programs, helping open the doors of science to young scholars from across the state.
This will cover tuition for more than 80 high schoolers to attend an immersive science course here at the MBL.
This will cover tuition for more than 80 high schoolers to attend an immersive science course here at the MBL.
Happy Alumni August!
Check out these photos from one of our advanced research training courses, Physiology classes of 1894, 1971, and 2016.
Share your MBL class photo with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Check out these photos from one of our advanced research training courses, Physiology classes of 1894, 1971, and 2016.
Share your MBL class photo with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
August 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy Alumni August!
Check out these photos from one of our advanced research training courses, Physiology classes of 1894, 1971, and 2016.
Share your MBL class photo with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Check out these photos from one of our advanced research training courses, Physiology classes of 1894, 1971, and 2016.
Share your MBL class photo with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What's your favorite MBL memory?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What's your favorite MBL memory?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
August 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What's your favorite MBL memory?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What's your favorite MBL memory?
Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration.
Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope.
📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri
This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration.
Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope.
📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri
August 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration.
Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope.
📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri
This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration.
Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope.
📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri
Happy Alumni August!
Check out these photos from one of our Embryology classes of 1897, 1956, and 2023.
Share your MBL class photo with MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Check out these photos from one of our Embryology classes of 1897, 1956, and 2023.
Share your MBL class photo with MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
August 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Alumni August!
Check out these photos from one of our Embryology classes of 1897, 1956, and 2023.
Share your MBL class photo with MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Check out these photos from one of our Embryology classes of 1897, 1956, and 2023.
Share your MBL class photo with MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month.
#throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What makes the MBL special to you?
Share your favorite MBL memory with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What makes the MBL special to you?
Share your favorite MBL memory with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
August 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Dear MBL alumni (that's you!),
What makes the MBL special to you?
Share your favorite MBL memory with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
What makes the MBL special to you?
Share your favorite MBL memory with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway.
A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month!
#MyMBLMoment
Join us for a celebration of the world-class ocean science happening in Woods Hole!
This family-friendly event features hands-on activities and opportunities to learn about Woods Hole’s science institutions, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local non-profits.
woodsholesciencestroll.org
This family-friendly event features hands-on activities and opportunities to learn about Woods Hole’s science institutions, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local non-profits.
woodsholesciencestroll.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Join us for a celebration of the world-class ocean science happening in Woods Hole!
This family-friendly event features hands-on activities and opportunities to learn about Woods Hole’s science institutions, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local non-profits.
woodsholesciencestroll.org
This family-friendly event features hands-on activities and opportunities to learn about Woods Hole’s science institutions, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local non-profits.
woodsholesciencestroll.org
The deadline to register for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, has been extended to August 15!🔬
The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research.
Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...
The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research.
Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...
July 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The deadline to register for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, has been extended to August 15!🔬
The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research.
Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...
The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research.
Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...
Stay tuned for Alumni August!
Throughout the month, look out for opportunities to engage with former classmates, course directors, and other MBL Alumni.
Post your favorite memories with #MyMBLMoment to enter a giveaway that will be randomly drawn at the end of the month!
📷 Dee Sullivan
Throughout the month, look out for opportunities to engage with former classmates, course directors, and other MBL Alumni.
Post your favorite memories with #MyMBLMoment to enter a giveaway that will be randomly drawn at the end of the month!
📷 Dee Sullivan
July 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Stay tuned for Alumni August!
Throughout the month, look out for opportunities to engage with former classmates, course directors, and other MBL Alumni.
Post your favorite memories with #MyMBLMoment to enter a giveaway that will be randomly drawn at the end of the month!
📷 Dee Sullivan
Throughout the month, look out for opportunities to engage with former classmates, course directors, and other MBL Alumni.
Post your favorite memories with #MyMBLMoment to enter a giveaway that will be randomly drawn at the end of the month!
📷 Dee Sullivan
John Philip Trinkaus, a student in the 1939 Embryology course, left us with his drawings of 'presumptive regions' in Trout, Fundulus, Dog fish, and Urodele; development of circulatory system of Teleost; and a squid spermatophore.
bit.ly/4eZWxfU
bit.ly/4eZWxfU
July 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
John Philip Trinkaus, a student in the 1939 Embryology course, left us with his drawings of 'presumptive regions' in Trout, Fundulus, Dog fish, and Urodele; development of circulatory system of Teleost; and a squid spermatophore.
bit.ly/4eZWxfU
bit.ly/4eZWxfU
Last weekend, the Neurobiology Class of 2000 returned to campus for their 25th reunion! We are always happy to see the return of MBL Alumni. Share your story with #MyMBLMoment
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last weekend, the Neurobiology Class of 2000 returned to campus for their 25th reunion! We are always happy to see the return of MBL Alumni. Share your story with #MyMBLMoment
Whether you came to the MBL last year or 40 years ago — your story matters. We’re launching the MBL Alumni Association and want to hear from you!
Enjoy these photos from our recent launch and ice cream social, and share a photo, a memory, or a moment with the hashtag #MyMBLStory!
Enjoy these photos from our recent launch and ice cream social, and share a photo, a memory, or a moment with the hashtag #MyMBLStory!
June 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Whether you came to the MBL last year or 40 years ago — your story matters. We’re launching the MBL Alumni Association and want to hear from you!
Enjoy these photos from our recent launch and ice cream social, and share a photo, a memory, or a moment with the hashtag #MyMBLStory!
Enjoy these photos from our recent launch and ice cream social, and share a photo, a memory, or a moment with the hashtag #MyMBLStory!
Join us tonight for a Friday Evening Lecture from Phil Newmark, Burnell R. Roberts Chair in Regenerative Biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research.
Come by Clapp Auditorium in the Lillie Building at 8 p.m. or register to view the lecture online at mbl.edu/fel 🖥️
Come by Clapp Auditorium in the Lillie Building at 8 p.m. or register to view the lecture online at mbl.edu/fel 🖥️
June 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Join us tonight for a Friday Evening Lecture from Phil Newmark, Burnell R. Roberts Chair in Regenerative Biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research.
Come by Clapp Auditorium in the Lillie Building at 8 p.m. or register to view the lecture online at mbl.edu/fel 🖥️
Come by Clapp Auditorium in the Lillie Building at 8 p.m. or register to view the lecture online at mbl.edu/fel 🖥️
MBL scientists use skates and their embryos to study skeletal development. By shining a light through egg cases, scientists can watch the entire maturation process.
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
June 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
MBL scientists use skates and their embryos to study skeletal development. By shining a light through egg cases, scientists can watch the entire maturation process.
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F
📹 Bioquest
Here at the MBL, we study Longfin or "Woods Hole" squids for their giant axons. Students in the Physiology course learned how to find the neuron, which they will study to learn more about nerve impulse transmissions 🦑
📷 @mollyherring.bsky.social
📷 @mollyherring.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here at the MBL, we study Longfin or "Woods Hole" squids for their giant axons. Students in the Physiology course learned how to find the neuron, which they will study to learn more about nerve impulse transmissions 🦑
📷 @mollyherring.bsky.social
📷 @mollyherring.bsky.social
MBL tours have begun! ☀️
Join us in Woods Hole to explore the MBLWHOI Library, meet the marine animals in the Marine Resources Center, and take a walking tour of campus!
Sign up here: bit.ly/4kXaNb4
Join us in Woods Hole to explore the MBLWHOI Library, meet the marine animals in the Marine Resources Center, and take a walking tour of campus!
Sign up here: bit.ly/4kXaNb4
June 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
MBL tours have begun! ☀️
Join us in Woods Hole to explore the MBLWHOI Library, meet the marine animals in the Marine Resources Center, and take a walking tour of campus!
Sign up here: bit.ly/4kXaNb4
Join us in Woods Hole to explore the MBLWHOI Library, meet the marine animals in the Marine Resources Center, and take a walking tour of campus!
Sign up here: bit.ly/4kXaNb4
MBL education programs are in full swing! This week, students arrived for advanced research training course 'Neurobiology: Mechanisms & Advanced Approaches.'
Learn more about the course here: bit.ly/3C2psks
Learn more about the course here: bit.ly/3C2psks
June 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
MBL education programs are in full swing! This week, students arrived for advanced research training course 'Neurobiology: Mechanisms & Advanced Approaches.'
Learn more about the course here: bit.ly/3C2psks
Learn more about the course here: bit.ly/3C2psks