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
- Summer ’24 Doctoral Dissertation Award AnnouncementCongratulations to Alyssa Coulter, Ryan Drennan, Jacob Kellermeier, Nadine Lebek and Michelle Neitzey on their Summer '24 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards from the Graduate School!Posted on April 16, 2024
- MCB Grad Student Appreciation WeekOn Monday, 4/8, the MCB Department celebrated UConn's Grad Appreciation Week with Dairy Bar ice cream! It was a beautiful day to be outside and enjoy each other's company along with the ice cream. Thank you MCB Graduate students for all you do!Posted on April 10, 2024
- MCB DEI Seminar and Workshop with B. Chad Starks a SuccessThe MCB DEI Committee recently welcomed Dr. B. Chad Starks, CEO and Founder of BCS & Associates for a special seminar and workshop. Dr. B. Chad Starks is a writer, speaker, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with universities, research institutions, and organizations to provide training on issues of social justice and […]Posted on April 8, 2024
- Goldhamer Lab Receives Grant from Alexion PharmaceuticalsDr. David Goldhamer and Alexion Pharmaceuticals have established a collaborative research agreement under the company’s Discovery Partnerships Program to investigate mechanisms of impaired regeneration in models of muscle degenerative disease.Posted on April 2, 2024
- 2024 MCB Summer Fellowship AwardsThe UConn Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 graduate and undergraduate student summer fellowships. These distinguished fellowships are made possible by some very generous donors and are offered on a competitive basis to the most highly qualified students. Congratulations to all the awardees! Claire M. Berg Graduate Fellowship […]Posted on April 1, 2024
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Upcoming Events
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Apr
29
MCB Dissertation Defense: Corey Theodore 1:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Corey Theodore
Monday, April 29th, 2024
01:00 PM
ESB 121
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree
Corey Theodore
B.S. Curry College
Cytoskeletal Control of Autophagosome Turnover and Lysosome Integrity
Monday, April 29, 2024
1:00 PM
ESB 121
Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Campellone
Associate Advisor: Dr. Adam Zweifach
Associate Advisor: Dr. David Goldhamer
Examiner: Dr. Nathan Alder
Examiner: Dr. Juliet Lee
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Apr
30
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amanda DelVichio 1:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amanda DelVichio
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
01:00 PM
ESB 121
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree
Amanda DelVichio
B.S. University of Dubuque
Tendon-Like Cells of the Intermuscular Fascia are Causal Cells of Heterotopic Ossification in a Mouse Model of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
1:00 PM
ESB 121
Major Advisor: David Goldhamer
Associate Advisor: Charles Giardina
Associate Advisor: Kenneth Campellone
Examiner: Michael O’Neill
Examiner: Akiko Nishiyama
Link to Current Draft of Dissertation
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May
2
MCB Related Proposal: Sarah Pasqualetti 11:00am
MCB Related Proposal: Sarah Pasqualetti
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
11:00 AM
BPB 201
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Related Proposal for the Doctoral Degree
Sarah Pasqualetti
B.S. University of Connecticut
Microbes and their Interactions within the Gasterosteus aculeatusMicrobiome that Contribute to Plastic Degrading Potential
Thursday, May 2, 2024
11:00 AM
BPB 201
Major Advisor: Dr. Kat Milligan-McClellan
Associate Advisor: Dr. Spencer Nyholm
Associate Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Klassen
Associate Advisor: Dr. Jess Brandt
Associate Advisor: Dr. Leslie ShorContact Information:
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May
2
MCB Grad Student Networking Event: Coffee & Cookies with Vikki and Chelsea 1:00pm
MCB Grad Student Networking Event: Coffee & Cookies with Vikki and Chelsea
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
ESB 121
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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May
3
MCB Faculty Meeting 1:30pm
MCB Faculty Meeting
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
TLS 263
MCB Faculty Meeting
Recent Publications
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
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Lynes Lab:
Stress biology: Complexity and multifariousness in health and disease
j.cstres
Teschke Lab:
Bacteriophage P22 SieA-mediated superinfection exclusion
mbio
Goldhamer Lab:
Sex as a critical variable in basic and pre-clinical studies of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
Biomolecules
May Lab:
Curvature sensing lipid dynamics in a mitochondrial inner membrane model.
Commun Biol
Heaslip Lab:
F-actin and myosin F control apicoplast elongation dynamics which drive apicoplast-centrosome association inToxoplasma gondii
mbio