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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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Oct
22
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Oh Sung Kwon3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Oh Sung Kwon
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes Oh Sung Kwon, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. 3:15 refreshments followed by the seminar at 3:30, BPB 130. Hosted by Dr. Ken Campellone.
“Mitochondria in skeletal muscle and vascular
health, aging, and diseases”
Mitochondria function and homeostasis are critical for maintaining a physiological healthy condition in our body. Specifically, mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species may be the key source of various age-related diseases. He will discuss the role of mitochondria and mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species on age-related diseases and novel mitochondria-targeted therapeutic strategies which
may hold promise for preventing, possibly decreasing the risk of
many chronic age-related clinical disorders.
Dr. Kwon earned a B.A. in physical education and M.S. in exercise physiology from Seoul National University in South Korea, an M.S. in exercise physiology from East Carolina University, and Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Florida. He completed his post-doc in physical therapy, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Utah, where he then served as a research associate in Utah Vascular Research Laboratory.
To learn more about Dr. Kwon and his research: https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2019/10/Min-2011-Mitochondrial-targeted-antioxidants-1.pdf
https://mcb.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2341/2019/10/2018-Acta_Physiologica.pdf
website: https://kins.uconn.edu/person/oh-sung-kwon/ -
Oct
24
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar5:00pm
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Beach Hall 209
Sophia Ononye, CEO at The Sophia Consulting Firm. 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
25
MCB Graduate Seminar Series: Schiano and Dostie12:20pm
MCB Graduate Seminar Series: Schiano and Dostie
Friday, October 25th, 2019
12:20 PM - 01:20 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
MCB Graduate Seminar Series presenters will be Irio Schiano, Heaslip Lab and Kristin Dosti, Lynes Lab -
Oct
25
MCB Dissertation Defense: Ala Maher Shaqra2:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Ala Maher Shaqra
Friday, October 25th, 2019
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 201
Graduate Program in Structural Biology and Biophysics
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree of Ala Maher Shaqra
B.A. (Chemistry), Florida International University
M.B.A. (Finance & HCM), University of Connecticut
Antimicrobial Target Validation of a Ribosome Binding
Pathogenicity Factor
Major Advisor: Dr. Victoria Robinson
Associate Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Associate Advisor: Dr. James Cole
Associate Advisor: Dr. Daniel Gage
Associate Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Teschke -
Oct
31
EEB Seminar: Brandon Ogbunu (Brown University)3:30pm
EEB Seminar: Brandon Ogbunu (Brown University)
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 131
"Evolution ab epistulus ("from letters"): lexical landscapes, protein space, and adaptive dynamics" -
Oct
31
MCB PSM/PM Career Development Seminar5:00pm
MCB PSM/PM Career Development Seminar
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Beach Hall 209
David Bonilla (M.S. Applied Genomics program), Technical Sales Representative at Mettler-Toledo Rainin. Professional development seminar for students in the MCB M.S. Applied Genomics, M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis, and M.S. Applied Biochemistry and Cell Biology programs. -
Nov
5
MCB Seminar Series: Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D.3:15pm
MCB Seminar Series: Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 130
MCB Seminar Series welcomes Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D. , Professor and Chair, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Hosted by Carol Teschke
"Replication and Spread of Human Metapneumovirus"
HMPV is a recently identified human pathogen, and many molecular details of its infection process remain unknown. Our work has identified new aspects of both replication and spread that suggest new mechanisms that may be applicable to multiple viral systems.
Dr. Dutch obtained her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, her M.Phil degree from Cambridge University, and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. Following postdoctoral training at Northwestern, she accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Kentucky in 2000. Her research, which focuses on molecular mechanisms of viral infection, has been continuously funded by NIH since 2001.
View Abstract here:
https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy.uky.edu/pubmed/28978704 -
Nov
7
EEB Seminar: Jessica Gurevitch (Stony Brook University)3:30pm
EEB Seminar: Jessica Gurevitch (Stony Brook University)
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 131
"A cornucopia of ideas: landscape demography, ecological implications of SRM geoengineering, and open science" -
Nov
7
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar5:00pm
MCB Ph.D. and PSM/PM Career Development Seminar
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Beach Hall 209
Prashant Nambiar, Senior Director at Bluebird Bio. 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. -
Nov
13
PNB Seminar Series Dr. Donghee Kim 4:00pm
