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News
- New MCB Undergraduate Scholarship AnnouncementCarolyn Teschke has organized a new campaign to raise money for an MCB undergraduate scholarship. Gifts to this fund will support scholarships within CLAS for incoming and current undergraduate students majoring in Molecular Cell Biology who demonstrate academic achievement and proven financial need. Contributions to the fund can be made on the UConn Foundation's MCB […]Posted on October 28, 2024
- In Memoriam: Dr. Hans Laufer, MCB Professor EmeritusIn Memoriam: Dr. Hans Laufer, MCB Professor Emeritus, October 18, 1929 – August 17, 2024 It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Hans Laufer. Hans was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut since his retirement in 1997. Hans completed his PhD […]Posted on September 25, 2024
- Picturing MCB Image Competition Winners AnnouncedIn science, art and data are often indistinguishable. To showcase the beauty of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Department's research and the creativity of its members, we held a Picturing MCB Image Competition! There were four categories: Microscopy, Cool Science, Data Visualization and MCB in Action. The winners were announced at the department's annual retreat. […]Posted on September 10, 2024
- In Memoriam: Jean RomanoWife of former MCB colleague Tony Romano and co-founder of the MCB Antonio H. & Marjorie J. Romano Graduate Education Fellowship Jean Romano passed away on August 8, 2024. Obituary for Marjorie Romano.Posted on September 9, 2024
- 2024 MCB Department RetreatThe Annual MCB Department Retreat was held on 8/22/24 at the beautiful UConn Avery Point campus. Highlights include the presentation of MCB Summer Fellowship Awards, Research talks by new faculty members Dylan Murray and Kristen Ramsey, a Poster Session, food trucks, a lively trivia game, and announcement of the first annual MCB image competition winners. […]Posted on September 5, 2024
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Upcoming Events
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Nov
21
MCB Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club 12:30pm
MCB Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
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This week in Cell and Developmental Biology Journal Club, Zayan Islam will lead a discussion of “METTL3/IGF2BP3 axis inhibits tumor immune surveillance by upregulating N6 - methyladenosine modification of PD-L1 mRNA in breast cancer” by Wan et al., 2022.
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Nov
21
MCB Grad Student Networking Event: Coffee & Cookies with Vikki and Chelsea 2:00pm
MCB Grad Student Networking Event: Coffee & Cookies with Vikki and Chelsea
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
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All MCB Grad students are invited to mingle and build connections!
Please bring a tray of your favorite cookies if you are able!
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Nov
22
MCB Research in Progress: Makayla Leroux 12:20pm
MCB Research in Progress: Makayla Leroux
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
12:20 PM
BPB 130
Makayla Leroux
Teschke LabInvestigating portal:scaffolding protein interactions in bacteriophage P22
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Dec
3
CANCELED: MCB Seminar Series: David Bolnick 3:30pm
CANCELED: MCB Seminar Series: David Bolnick
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
03:30 PM
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David Bolnick
Professor, EEB
University of Connecticut
Host: Eric MayContact Information:
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Dec
6
MCB Research Seminar: Ruiyi Sun 12:20pm
MCB Research Seminar: Ruiyi Sun
Friday, December 6th, 2024
12:20 PM
BPB 130
Ruiyi Sun
Mellone LabContact Information:
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Recent Publications
R. O'Neill and Mellone Labs:
Transcription of a centromere-enriched retroelement and local retention of its RNA are significant features of the CENP-A chromatin landscape
Genome Biol
Giardina Lab:
Evaluation of UCP1162, a potent propargyl-linked inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase with potential application to cancer and autoimmune disease.
Biochem Parmacol.
Murray Lab:
Cryo-EM and solid state NMR together provide a more comprehensive structural investigation of protein fibrils.
Protein Sci.
Goldhamer Lab:
Spatiotemporal coordination of actin regulators generates invasive protrusions in cell-cell fusion.
Nat. Cell Biol.
Cole/May Labs:
Dimerization Promotes PKR Activation by Modulating Energetics of αC Helix Conversion between Active and Inactive Conformations
J. Phys. Chem. B
Alexandrescu/Alder Labs:
Perturbations in mitochondrial metabolism associated with defective cardiolipin biosynthesis: An in-organello real-time NMR study
JBC
Gogarten Lab:
Using the pan-genomic framework for the discovery of genomic islands in the haloarchaeon Halorubrum ezzemoulense
mBio
Gogarten Lab:
Leptospira interrogans encodes a canonical BamA and three novel noNterm Omp85 outer membrane protein paralogs
Sci Rep