Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

We're thrilled to announce the largest private gift in our 137-year history: a $25 million unrestricted donation from MBL Whitman Scientist Mark Terasaki. His generosity will bolster our renowned research and education programs. 🔬 Learn more: mbl.edu/news/mbl-annou…

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Students from the MBL's Embryology course cleared this turtle embryo last year using LifeCanvas Technologies Inc.'s SmartBatch+, labeled with acetylated tubulin to visualize the nervous system, and imaged with the #MegaSPIM light-sheet microscope.

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of Logan Science Journalism Fellows! 🔗 Read their biographies here: go.mbl.edu/logan26

DEADLINE APPROACHING! ⏰ Apply to Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences (OMIBS) by April 1. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/OMIBS

It’s the final day of Impact Week—there’s still time to make your mark. As MBL enters an exciting new chapter, your support helps power the discoveries, education, and innovation that lie ahead. Be part of our #future. Give today: mbl.edu/give

Alumni of the Marine Biological Laboratory include all who have contributed to our rich legacy of discovery and education—not only students, but also our dedicated staff. Join us in supporting the next generation of scientists at the MBL: mbl.edu/give

Today for Impact Week, we're highlight MBL #alumni, a global community of scientists, leaders, and advocates whose experiences at the MBL continue to shape their work and influence the world. Donate today to support future MBL alumni: mbl.edu/give

Their commitment to matching gifts amplified the impact of every contribution, helping to further our mission and make a meaningful difference. We are deeply grateful for their leadership and generosity.

Reminder: It’s still Giving Day at MBL! Thanks to a $50,000 match, every gift is being doubled—so your support goes twice as far. Join us: mbl.edu/give

Every gift has a story. Here’s why MBL donor and supporter Mark Terasaki gives to the MBL—and today, your impact is doubled when you give too. Each gift made today will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. Make your impact now: mbl.edu/give

Today is Giving Day at the MBL. Together, we go further—because today, your impact is doubled. Every gift made will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. Make your impact now: mbl.edu/give

It’s Impact Week at the MBL—and tomorrow is Giving Day. But your impact doesn’t have to wait. 🔗 Give now: mbl.edu/give

Today for Impact Week, we’re highlighting #education, where hands-on learning and mentorship prepare the next generation of scientists to explore, discover, and lead. Donate today: mbl.edu/give

Marine Biological Laboratory Receives $5 Million Gift from Valerie and John W. Rowe to Support Graduate Education 🔗 go.mbl.edu/Rowe

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) announced the establishment of The Robert Jeffrey Zimmer Chair for Financial Leadership. 🔗 Full press release: go.mbl.edu/zim

Today is the start of Impact Week, a week-long celebration of the people and philanthropy that power the MBL. Each day, we’re highlighting a different area of impact, beginning today with #research, the foundation of breakthroughs in Woods Hole. Donate: mbl.edu/give

Today's #MicroscopyMonday: a whole-mount image of a larval zebrafish. Imaged by high school students from New Bedford Whaling Museum Internship Program in the CRISPR course with Zeiss 780 confocal. Special thanks to Billy Shogren from the Echeverri Lab for helping the students.

DEADLINE APPROACHING! ⏰ Apply to Organoid Biology: From Concept to Practice by March 30. This brand new course is four weeks long and will immerse participants in both the fundamentals and the latest advances in organoid research. 🔗More info here: go.mbl.edu/org

A senior scientist at the MBL, and colleagues, found that supra-permafrost groundwater is a source of highly biodegradable dissolved organic matter to the Arctic Ocean. 🔗 Read about it here: go.mbl.edu/supra

DEADLINE APPROACHING! Apply to Semester in Environmental Science (SES) by March 30. This 15-week program provides immersive field and laboratory-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students. 🔗More info here: go.mbl.edu/SES

DEADLINE EXTENDED! ⏰ 🔬Apply to Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis by March 25. Financial aid is available. 🔗More info here: go.mbl.edu/MOMY