2014
- April 14: Sandy receives the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama
![Sandy with President Obama](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-Sandy-with-President-Obama-scaled.jpg)
President Barack Obama speaks with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama joins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients for a group photo in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
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Sandy attends PECASE reception at Health and Human Services with Secretary Sebelius.
- Zafira obtains a BRI Micro Grant Nice work Zafi!
- Niko is awarded a DFG Fellowship Way to go Niko!
- Zafira wins the 2014 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Leadership Pillar Award Congrats Zafi!
![4 Zafi award](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4-Zafi-award-scaled.jpg)
2015
2016
- Jessalyn Ubellacker is awarded an NIH F31 “Elucidating the role of bisphosphonates in the inhibition of breast cancer”. Nice work, Jessalyn!
- Jaclyn is awarded a Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Congrats on this prestigious grant, Jaclyn!
- The new McLab space is taking shape Anna preparing for move to new lab space in 2017
![5 New McLab space 3](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/5-New-McLab-space-3-scaled.jpg)
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2017
- April 11: The McLab moves into our new space Goodbye Karp, Hello HIM
![8 Bye bye Karp](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/8-Bye-bye-Karp-scaled.jpg)
![9 Hello HIM](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/9-Hello-HIM-scaled-e1635872101688.jpg)
- Molly and Jessalyn EACH win the Landry Cancer Biology Symposium Poster Competition Congrats Molly and Jessalyn!!
- August 21: Molly DeCristo defends her thesis Congrats Dr. DeCristo!
![11 Molly's thesis](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/11-Mollys-thesis.png)
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- September : Jessalyn receives P.E.O. International Scholar Award You’re on a roll, Jessalyn!
- November 27: Jessalyn Ubellacker defends her thesis Congrats Dr. Ubellacker!
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![16 Jess defense fountain](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/16-Jess-defense-fountain-scaled.jpg)
2018
- May 8: Jessica Olive defends her thesis Congrats Dr. Olive!!
![15 Jess Thesis](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/15-Jess-Thesis-e1635686929734.png)
![16 Jess defense fountain](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/16-Jess-defense-fountain-scaled.jpg)
2019
- Adam’s PQE is a success!
![17 Adam PQE](https://mclab.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/17-Adam-PQE-e1635683472503.jpg)
2020