Eight Harvard Seniors in MCB and Neuroscience Awarded Hoopes Prizes for Thesis Excellence
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Renate Hellmiss
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Summary
Eight graduating seniors from Harvard College's Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and Neuroscience concentrations have been awarded the prestigious Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, which recognizes outstanding undergraduate scholarly work or research. The honorees include six MCB concentrators and two Neuroscience concentrators, several of whom are pursuing double concentrations. Additionally, Sandhya Kumar received the Lawrence J. Henderson Prize for exceptional undergraduate research, and Mira Hu Jiang was awarded the Captain Jonathan Fa... prize.
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· 3 pulledEight graduating seniors in our MCB and Neuroscience concentrations have received the prestigious Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Harvard College's premier undergraduate prize recognizing outstanding scholarly work or research.
This year's honorees include six MCB concentrators, two Neuroscience concentrators, and several students pursuing double concentrations.
Sandhya Kumar has also been awarded the Lawrence J. Henderson Prize, a distinction recognizing exceptional undergraduate research
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