Welcome to the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Nyholm lab sequences genome of Hawaiian bobtail squid
Raising the Odds Against Viral Infection
Dr. Eric May (left) discusses virus research with students Prakar Bansal (standing) and Shaan Kamal (right)
(Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)UConn ranks 26 among the top public universities in the nation
— U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges (2023)- Learn the story of the ants on the BPB building
- Students working in MCB 1200 'Virus Hunting' Laboratory
- The MCB PSM microbial sequencing, assembly, and annotation winter session module.
The mission of MCB is to understand fundamental biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels across all domains of life. We accomplish this through research, classroom teaching, and laboratory training directed at promoting the intellectual curiosity and critical thinking of individuals at all career levels including undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research staff members, and faculty.
News
- 2023 – 2024 Professional Science Master’s (PSM) NewsPosted on July 15, 2024
- Undergraduate Student SuccessMCB Graduate Stephanie Schofield, (’23 CLAS), Among Ten UConn Fulbright Recipients for 2023-24 2024 SURF Awards Keertana Chagari ’25 (Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS) Project Title: Reproducible Bioinformatic Workflows to Produce Diploid Phased Eukaryotic Genome Assemblies Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jill Wegrzyn, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Peter Fatzinger ’26 (Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS) Project Title: […]Posted on July 15, 2024
- First-Ever Sequencing of Great Ape X and Y ChromosomesUConn researchers helped complete nationwide effort to understand ape genome. Tor the first time, researchers have assembled a complete “end-to-end” reference genome for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and one lesser ape species. The findings shed light on the evolution of sex chromosomes and inform understanding of diseases related to genes on these chromosomes in both apes and humans.Posted on June 18, 2024
- GO:MCB Announces 24-25 Executive BoardGO:MCB has announced the results of the 24-25 e-board election.Posted on June 5, 2024
- Education in Aging and Geroscience Research Program (EAGR) announces 2024 ScholarsEAGR Program Director, Kenneth Campellone is pleased to announce that six undergraduate students have been named as 2024 scholars. Bailey Millis, Kelsey Gorgei, Emily Szydlo, Elizabeth Parkerson, Milad Zameeri, and RoseMina Notch will participate in an immersive, hands-on Summer research program in Geroscience research labs at UConn and UConn Health. The UConn Undergraduate Education in […]Posted on June 3, 2024
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Upcoming Events
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Aug
19
New PhD and MS Grad Student Orientation 8:30am
New PhD and MS Grad Student Orientation
Monday, August 19th, 2024
08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
BPB 130
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Aug
22
MCB Department Retreat 10:00am
MCB Department Retreat
Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Branford House & Welcome Center (Avery Point)
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Aug
27
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Matthew Anderson 3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Matthew Anderson
Tuesday, August 27th, 2024
03:30 PM
BPB 131
Dr. Matthew Anderson
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Aug
29
MCB PSM Student Orientation 5:00pm
MCB PSM Student Orientation
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
TLS 411
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Sep
3
MCB Seminar Series: D.B. Jay Mahat 3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: D.B. Jay Mahat
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
03:30 PM
BPB 131
D.B. Jay Mahat
Massachusets Institute of Technology
Host: Leighton Core
Recent Publications
Giardina Lab:
Early onset colorectal cancer: Cancer promotion in young tissue.
Biochem Pharmacol
Alexandrescu Lab:
The temperature dependence of hydrogen bonds is more uniform in stable proteins: analysis of NMR h3JNC' couplings in four protein states
Molecules
Lynes Lab:
Bacterial metallothionein, PmtA, a novel stress protein found on the bacterial surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and involved in management of oxidative stress and phagocytosis.
mSphere
Gogarten Lab:
Neighboring inteins interfere with one another's homing capacity
PNAS Nexus
Lynes Lab:
Extracellular metallothionein as a therapeutic target in the early progression of Type 1 Diabetes
j.cstres
Lynes Lab:
Stress biology: Complexity and multifariousness in health and disease
j.cstres
Teschke Lab:
Bacteriophage P22 SieA-mediated superinfection exclusion
mbio