Back to Diversity & Inclusion Legacy of Leadership Overview Cornelia Clapp Jewel Plummer Cobb Jean Clark Dan and Katsuma Dan Ernest Everett Just Stephen W. Kuffler Joseph L. Martinez, Jr. and James G. Townsel Lilian Vaughan and Thomas Hunt Morgan Home About the MBL Diversity & Inclusion at the MBL Legacy of Leadership RECOGNIZING OUR PAST TO STRENGTHEN OUR FUTURE This exhibit honors individuals with close ties to the Marine Biological Laboratory who have made important, under-recognized contributions to scientific research, education, and administration. Cornelia Clapp The first person to arrive at the MBL 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 Read more about Cornelia Clapp. Jewel Plummer Cobb A prolific cell biologist, she was a leader in promoting science education for women and underrepresented minorities. Read more about Jewel Plummer Cobb. Jean Clark Dan and Katsuma Dan Their shared love of science, Woods Hole, and the MBL led to pioneering studies of cell behavior using light microscopy. Read more about Jean Clark Dan and Katsuma Dan. Ernest Everett Just His pioneering studies of marine invertebrate development at the MBL revealed the role of the cell surface in fertilization and parthenogenesis. Read more about Ernest Everett Just. 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 MBL. Read more about Stephen W. Kuffler. Joe L. Martinez, Jr. and James G. Townsel Founders of the MBL SPINES course and co-directors for its first twenty years, they shared a commitment to increasing diversity at the MBL and in the nation’s neuroscience workforce. Read more about Joe Martinez and James Townsel. Lilian Vaughn Morgan and Thomas Hunt Morgan Their foundational contributions to modern genetics were made during a half-century of summers at the MBL. Read more about the Morgans.