The 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium in Molecular and Cell Biology took place on April 15 and 18, 2025. We received a record number of entries this year with a total of 14 participants. The top three presenters are 1st, Ryan Frier (Actin nucleation factors maintain genomic integrity and promote mitotic fidelity); 2nd, Erica Lavoie […]
A UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor appeared on the game show on April 1 April 9, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications An assistant professor from Storrs, Connecticut…..Kristen Ramsey.” Those were the words of Johnny Gilbert, the famed announcer of Jeopardy!, on April 1 as the UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor […]
We proudly announce the recipients of the 2025 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. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments and demonstrated academic promise. Claire M. Berg Graduate Fellowship […]
Summer 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships were awarded to Joseph Iovine, Michael Griffith, Heather Jamieson, Leslie Russell Hanson, and Giancarlo Montovano. Congratulations!
Kristen Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology at UConn appeared on Jeopardy this week. Kristen faced off against returning champion Bryce Wargin and Conner Huey on Tuesday night's episode of "Jeopardy!" Abigail Weiss, staff writer at CTInsider writes, " Ramsey maintained second place behind Wargin throughout the game. They both guessed the correct answer to […]
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Nyholm Lab: Organ structure and bacterial microbiogeography in a reproductive organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid reveal dimensions of a defensive symbiosis. Appl Environ Microbiol.
White Lab:
Structure and infection dynamics of mycobacteriophage Bxb1 Cell
White Lab: Stabilization mechanism accommodating genome length variation in evolutionarily related viral capsids. Nat Commun
Alexandrescu/Teschke Labs: Templated trimerization of the phage L decoration protein on capsids Protein Sci.
Alexandrescu Lab: Solution structure of the Z0 domain from transcription repressor BCL11A sheds light on the sequence properties of protein-binding zinc fingers Protein Sci
Lynes Lab: The Detection of COVID-19-
Related Multivariate Biomarker Immune Response in Pediatric Patients: Statistical Aspects Viruses
Lynes Lab:
Monitoring Mouse Surface Temperature During Stress with a Thermal Camera: A Low-Cost Infrared Videography System for Evaluating Murine Metabolism Curr Protoc.
Klassen Lab: Untrimmed ITS2 metabarcode sequences cause artificially reduced abundances of specific fungal taxa Appl Environ Microbiol
