APPLICATION DEADLINES: Ph.D. - December 1, 2026 | MS - February 15, 2027

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

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  • Learn more about the Molecular Modeling Collaborative
    The Molecular Modeling Collaborative Group (MMCG) at the University of Connecticut brings together faculty and researchers who use computational approaches to understand and predict molecular behavior across chemistry, biology, and materials science. The group has launched its website to share more details about MMCG's mission, available resources and more. Visit the MMCG website to learn […]
    Posted on May 12, 2026
  • MCB Major Nora Lippai ’26 Earns Recognition as a University Scholar for her Research
    Nora Lippai recently presented her research at the Frontiers in Undergraduate Research exhibition. It was the latest step in work she has found compelling since the start of her academic career at UConn: tackling unanswered questions in biological research and exploring the molecular and cellular underpinnings of health and disease. Full article in UConn Today
    Posted on May 6, 2026
  • Twelve MCB Undergrads Receive UConn Summer SURF Awards
    The 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards have been announced. Out of the 39 total awardees, MCB is pleased to share that twelve of the students are Molecular and Cell Biology Majors. MCB recipients are: Caroline Burkhardt ’28 (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS), Project Title: Chronic Illness Experiences on the Hopi Reservation, Faculty Mentor: […]
    Posted on April 27, 2026
  • GO:MCB Announces 2026-2027 Executive Board
    Join us in congratulating the newly elected board members! President: Shania Kalladanthyil Vice President: Maddy O'Connor Treasurer: Danielle Arsenault Secretary: Lianna Wagner Outreach Coordinator: Ellie Dubois Senator: Nadia Upah
    Posted on April 27, 2026

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Recent Publications

Alexandrescu Lab:
High-pH NMR to identify macromolecular hydrogen-bonds and foldons
J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Nyholm Lab:
A mother’s gift: Provisioning of plastid-derived structures into eggs promotes invertebrate development and dispersal
PLoS Bio

Campellone Lab:
Autophagosome turnover requires Arp2/3 complex-mediated maintenance of lysosomal integrity
MBoC

Nyholm Lab:
Rapid mid-Cretaceous diversification of squid and cuttlefish preceded radiation into coastal niches
Nat Ecol Evol

Alexandrescu Lab:
Solution structure of the novel CH-domain zinc finger from the puberty regulator makorin-3
BBRC

Goldhamer Lab:
The role of muscle fascia in heterotopic ossification and maintenance of skeletal muscle integrity in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Bone

Murray Lab:
Small heat shock protein HSPB8 interacts with a pre-fibrillar TDP43 low complexity domain species to delay fibril formation
Biophysical Chemistry

Erceg Lab:
The functional organization of chromosome territories in single nuclei during zygotic genome activation
Scientific Reports

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