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Jax Lab for Genomic Medicine Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolism SymposiumConvening top global experts on diabetes genomics and pathogenesis, the Type 2 Diabetes & Metabolism Symposium will take place on November 14 and 15, 2019 at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, Conn. Where: The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington CT When: November 14-15, 2019 This special symposium will be hosted by […]
Professor Barbara Mellone Awarded NIH awardMCB Associate Professor Barbara Mellone received a $2.6million R35-MIRA grant from the National Institute of Health to fund her research on an elusive yet vital chromosomal structure that all plant and animal share: the centromere. This five year grant will support research efforts to determine the contribution of DNA repeats and centromere chromatin to the […]
2019 MCB Retreat a SuccessOn Wednesday, August 21, the MCB Department held it’s annual Retreat and Grad Orientation at UConn’s Avery Point Campus. It was a great day including scavenger hunts, trivia games, lunch, poster session, networking with faculty and of course, the awarding of the MCB 2019 Graduate and Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowships. Congratulations to the recipients! These […]
Tweet by Nidhi Vijayan Goes Viral on Scientific AmericanNidhi Vijayan, Nyholm Lab, tweeted a movie she took of baby bobtail squid and Scientific America deemed it one of last week's best science GIFs Watch here!
John Malone Awarded a AAAS Science and Technology Policy FellowshipAAAS Announces John Malone of the University of Connecticut and Global Young Academy as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow Washington DC (20 August 2019) — John Malone of the University of Connecticut has been awarded a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship (STPF) with a placement at the Office of Science and Technology […]
Upcoming Events
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Sep
19
Meet Current NSF GRFP Awardees9:30am
Meet Current NSF GRFP Awardees
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Storrs Campus HBL Class of 1947
Join us to learn more about the National Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) , an important graduate program funding opportunity
for students studying in STEM and many social science fields. These
programs are open to applications from rising seniors, alumni, and graduate
students within their first or second year of graduate study. Deadlines are in late October, so get a head
start by learning from this panel of current UConn NSF GRFP.
Panelists will share their experiences with these application processes,
strategies for addressing the selection criteria, and other perspectives on
program benefits.
NSF GRFP at-a-glance:
Eligibility overview (not a complete list, for full details, please see (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18573/nsf18573.htm):
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents,
Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in a research-based graduate degree program in an eligible Field of Study. Eligible fields include (not a complete list, please see please see (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18573/nsf18573.htm):
STEM fields: Chemistry, Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering, Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Materials Research, Mathematical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, Psychology, STEM Education & Learning Research
Social Science fields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Communications, Cultural Anthropology, Decision Making and Risk Analysis, Economics, Geography, History and Philosophy of Science, International Relations, Law and Social Science, Linguistic Anthropology, Linguistics, Medical Anthropology, Political Science, Public Policy, Science Policy, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning
Undergraduate seniors and bachelor’s degree holders may apply before enrolling in a degree-granting graduate program.
Graduate students enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program are limited to only one application to the GRFP, submitted in the first year or at the beginning of the second year of their degree program.
Funding overview: Each Fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. Currently, NSF provides a stipend of $34,000 to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution for each Fellow who uses the fellowship support in a fellowship year.
Contact Information: rowena.grainger@uconn.edu -
Sep
19
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar5:00pm
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Beach Hall 209
Cassandra Tierney, Ph.D. and Brendan Tierney (M.S. Applied Genomics), Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Professional development seminar for students in the MCB Ph.D., M.S. Applied Genomics, M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis, and M.S. Applied Biochemistry and Cell Biology programs -
Sep
20
GO:MCB Coffee Hour10:30am
GO:MCB Coffee Hour
Friday, September 20th, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Storrs Campus BPB 401
There will be Starbucks coffee and bagels from Rein's Deli! Also, Rowena Grainger from the ONSF will be there to discuss relevant fellowships available for PhD students as well as answer questions about the NSF GRFP if any first or second year students are planning to apply. RSVP to the facebook event! (MCB Graduate Students Only) -
Sep
20
MCB Graduate Seminar Series: Goldstein and Kline12:20pm
MCB Graduate Seminar Series: Goldstein and Kline
Friday, September 20th, 2019
12:20 PM - 01:20 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
Sarah Goldstein, Klassen Lab : “ANT-ibiotics Volume 2”
Elizabeth Kline, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Residence
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology “MHCII: Innate and Adaptive Immune System Crosstalk in Parkinson’s Disease” -
Sep
24
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Graham Hatfull3:15pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Graham Hatfull
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes Dr. Graham Hatfull from the University of Pittsburg.
"The Wonderful World of Mycobacteriophages: Discovery, dynamics, collusion, and therapy"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31068712
http://www.hatfull.org/
Hosted by Dr. Teschke -
Sep
25
PNB Seminar Series Bryan Luikart4:00pm
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Sep
26
EEB Seminar: W. John Kress (Smithsonian)3:30pm
EEB Seminar: W. John Kress (Smithsonian)
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 131
"Coevolution in the Anthropocene: the complexity of nature in a rapidly changing world" -
Sep
26
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar5:00pm
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Beach 209
Saryn Kunajukr, Program Manager, GFBS Controls & Compliance at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Professional development seminar for students in the MCB Ph.D., M.S. Applied Genomics, M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis, and M.S. Applied Biochemistry and Cell Biology programs -
Oct
1
MCB Dissertation Defense: Jason Pattis12:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Jason Pattis
Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus McHugh Hall 106
Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree of
Jason Pattis
B.S. Quinnipiac University, 2012
Molecular Simulation Study of Protein Conformation Change,
Binding Mechanisms, and Allosteric Communication
Date October 1, 2019
12:00pm
MCHU 106
(McHugh Hall formerly Laurel Hall)
Major Advisor: Dr. Eric May
Associate Advisor: Dr. James Cole
Associate Advisor: Dr. Victoria Robinson
Associate Advisor: Dr. José Gascón
Associate Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Teschke
A working draft of the dissertation can be found at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jhxfsj78yb3szue/Jason_Pattis_%20Dissertation.pdf?dl=0 -
Oct
1
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Britt Koskella3:15pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Britt Koskella
Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
03:15 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcome Dr. Britt Koskella from New York University.
" Friends, Foes, and Phages in the Phyllosphere: how species interactions shape and reshape the microbiome"
Hosted by Dr. Hird
https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2019/09/45_Successive-passaging-of-a-plant-associated-microbiome-reveals-robust-habitat-and-host-genotype-dependent-selection.pdf
https://naturesmicrocosm.com
