2022 Friday Evening Lectures

Whether you’re in Woods Hole or halfway around the world, join us for this venerable MBL lecture series.
Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Masking for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals is required. No registration required for in-person attendance.
Suggestions for future Friday Evening Lecturers are welcome and may be sent to FEL@mbl.edu.
Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM.
B. Chad Starks, BCS and Associates, Inc.
This lecture is presented in collaboration with the Woods Hole Diversity Advisory Committee in celebration of Juneteenth
Glassman Lecture
Scott Edwards, Harvard University
Mandë Holford, CUNY Hunter College and The CUNY Graduate Center
Porter Lecture
Leonard Zon, Boston Children's Hospital; HHMI
Forbes Lecture
Jennifer L. Raymond, Stanford University School of Medicine
E.B. Wilson History and Philosophy of Science Lecture
Karl S. Matlin, The University of Chicago
Carrie Harwood, University of Washington
Zoe Cardon, Marine Biological Laboratory
Dan Fletcher, University of California, Berkeley
All those attending this lecture in-person must be compliant with the requirement to wear a mask inside MBL buildings whether vaccinated or unvaccinated. It is important to note that public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those who are unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow the appropriate risk mitigation measures.