Legacy of Leadership

RECOGNIZING OUR PAST TO STRENGTHEN OUR FUTURE

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

Cornelia Clapp

The first person to arrive at the �� 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

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

Ernest Everett Just

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

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 ��.

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

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

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 ��.

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