And the winner of this year’s Halloween costume contest (by popular vote) goes to the Gabrieli Lab for their depiction of McGovern Investigator John Gabrieli (third from left).
See below for a full gallery of images from our annual Halloween party.
McGovern Institute events coordinator, Catherine Nunziata as a robot-telephone thing.
McGovern Institute financial assistant Esme Barreiro as Ms Frizzle from the Magic School Bus.
McGovern Institute Headquarters staff all dressed up and ready for the party.
McGovern Institute director, Bob Desimone (right) with headquarters staff at the 2017 Halloween party.
McGovern Institute HQ staff — Bob Desimone (left) and Mary Roderick — monkeying around.
Rosa Lafer-Sousa (right), a graduate student in Nancy Kanwisher’s lab, took home a prize for her depiction of the dog in the “This Is Fine” meme.
Batwoman!
The Feng Lab shark, otherwise known as Monty.
The Force is strong with Lou Beaulieu-Laroche, a graduate student in the Harnett Lab.
Ben Bartelle, a postdoc in Alan Jasanoff’s lab, exercised his artistic talent with this super creative costume. What is it? Who knows.
Director of Development, Kara Flyg, dressed as a vintage flight attendant, directing a giant skeleton-beast off the plane.
Choi lab manager, Natalie Soares as Pan.
The Rosenholtz lab with a clever group costume: Free Speech!
McGovern financial assistant, Esme Barreiro (aka Ms Frizzle from the Magic School Bus) with Fee lab members Kail Miller and Emily Mackevicius.
Shaiyan Keshvari, a graduate student in the Rosenholtz lab, dressed as NFL player Colin Kaepernick.