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Following the news, many members of the MCB department expressed discontent with the prospect of a drastic transition that often felt like the result of a decision in which they had no input.
The transition is occurring more than a year after the University announced plans to relocate the Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department to Fairchild in response to the slowdown in Allston construction, where a new Science Complex had been heralded as SCRB’s future home.
“We were absolutely not consulted on this,” said MCB Department Chair Catherine Dulac, who expressed concern that the limited space could hamper growth in the department. “And many people think that that was a poor decision.”
Meselson, whose laboratory has been stationed in Fairchild Labs for nearly 30 years, was instrumental in securing finances and construction plans for the building during his tenure as MCB department chair in the late 1970s.
But Foster expressed relief that MCB is nearly complete with a year-long process that has generated unease and distress across the department.