MCB Seminar Series: 1/26 3:30 pm
Dr. Olga Zhaxybayeva '04, Dartmouth College
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The MCB PSM microbial sequencing, assembly, and annotation winter session module. Photo credit: Zoe Scholar
2020 MCB Graduate Recruitment
- Students working in MCB 1200 'Virus Hunting' Laboratory
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- Professors Lynes and Graf part of a team that received a multi-institution grant to study syndrome affecting children with Covid 19Michael Lynes and Joerg Graf are part of a multi-institution grant to develop biomarker signatures for MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children) that can develop children infected with coronavirus. The Lynes research team will use the grating coupled surface plasmon resonance imaging systems that they have developed with Ciencia, Inc. to measure biomarker signatures in […]Posted on January 5, 2021
MCB PhD Candidate Kate Castellano Receives 2020 GIGA Fellowship
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA) has announced that Kate Castellano has received the inaugural GIGA Fellowship in Invertebrate Genomics 2020 Award. GIGA is dedicated to promoting resources and standards that will facilitate comparative approaches and collaborations for future generations. About Kate GIGA stated, “With these objectives in mind, we are excited to see Kate’s […]Posted on December 21, 2020
Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre featured in Indigenous at UConn Video
MCB Assistant Professor, Kat Milligan-Myhre was featured in a recent video, Indigenous at UConn, created by UConn Native American Cultural Programs. In the video, Milligan-Mhyre speaks about both her culture and her science.Posted on December 2, 2020
“Honk if you Love Squid” MCB’s Sarah McAnulty and her Squidmobile Get Noticed
Assistant Research Professor, Sarah McAnulty, was recently featured in an article, "When you text the Squidmobile, this Fishtown scientist texts back squid words of wisdom" in the Philadelphia Inquirer. When squid biologist Sarah McAnulty decided to cover her Toyota RAV4 with paintings of squid and write the words “WANT A SQUID FACT? Text 9-RUNG-SQUID” on […]Posted on November 30, 2020
Alder Research Group Receives Multiple Grant Awards
The Alder Lab, Nathan Alder PI, was recently awarded three substantial grants. The first, a grant from the National Institute on Aging, (R01AG065879), "First-in-class Peptide Therapeutics for Mitochondrial Disorders: Molecular Mechanism of Action and Optimization of Design." This five-year R01 for $2.5M is focused on investigating the molecular basis by which mitochondria-targeted peptide compounds interact […]Posted on October 28, 2020
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Upcoming Events
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Jan
23
2021 MCAT Test Review Course9:00am
2021 MCAT Test Review Course
Saturday, January 23rd, 2021
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus Zoom online platform
The UConn 2021 MCAT Test Review Course is custom designed for our students taking the MCAT in 2021 or 2022. Synchronous instructor-led sessions will take place on Zoom on 10 consecutive Saturdays starting January 23 so as not to interfere with Spring Semester classes, and the sessions are intended to properly review the topics and test-taking strategies emphasized on these exams. We also place a heavy emphasis on coaching students through questions and practice exams included with the course to build familiarity and confidence with the exam format. Supplemental study materials will be posted to HuskyCT.
For students taking the test in 2021, the course will help frame your studying and practice. Many students who have the coursework already but plan on taking it later will also find the class useful for keeping current on the material and framing future preparation.
UConn instructors for these classes are all area experts.
Register now at the following link: https://uconnuecs.cventevents.com/MCAT2021Contact Information: premed_predental@uconn.edu
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Jan
26
MCB Seminar Series: Olga Zhaxybayeva PhD('04)3:30pm
MCB Seminar Series: Olga Zhaxybayeva PhD('04)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus online
Olga Zhaxybayeva, PhD ('04)
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
Host: Peter Gogarten
"On a puzzling relationship between some bacteria and their viruses"
Summary: Virus-like regions are commonly found in bacterial genomes. But do all these regions encode bona fide viruses? In my talk, I will discuss virus-derived elements hypothesized to be devices that mediate survival of bacteria under conditions of nutrient limitation.
Abstract: https://mbio.asm.org/content/11/4/e01206-20
Dr. Zhaxybayeva's Lab website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ecglab/
Dr. Zhaxybayeva will be staying 30 minutes following her talk to speak with grad students and post-docs.
Seminar Link: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/webappng/sites/uconnvtc/meeting/download/73b0482edc2d4296b538911b3923d6f4?siteurl=uconnvtc&MTID=mf888e1957a812a5c6b3968a2580b5f42Contact Information: Ciara.hanlon@uconn.edu
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Jan
27
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amy Thees1:00pm
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amy Thees
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus online
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree of
Amy V. Thees
B.S. University of Connecticut, 2010
M.S. Quinnipiac University, 2012
M.B.A. University of Connecticut, 2017
Investigating the Role of Bacterial Metallothionein, PmtA, in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis
January, 27, 2021
1:00 pm WebEx
Committee:
Major Advisor: Dr. Michael A. Lynes
Associate Advisor: Dr. Joerg Graf
Associate Advisor: Dr. Lawrence K. Silbart
Associate Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Campellone
Associate Advisor: Dr. Aoife Heaslip
Meeting link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=med1c1ef7ae68dee125daf2fd1cb088d9
Meeting number: 120 189 3482
Password: dQif5c2WSU3
Link to working copy of dissertation:
http://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=Amy%20Thees%20Dissertation%20Draft.docx&p=LZfKwjtq9Vlf1NoOUContact Information: amy.thees@uconn.edu
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Jan
27
PNB Seminar Series Dr. Gina Leinninger4:00pm
PNB Seminar Series Dr. Gina Leinninger
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus Virtual
Gina M. Leinninger, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
Department of Physiology,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, IL
Talk Title:
“To Eat, Drink and/or be Merry? Central Neurotensin Modulation of Ingestive Behavior”
Host: Dr. Alexander JacksonContact Information: Noreen Sgro
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Jan
28
Heather Kittredge (UConn EEB)3:30pm
Heather Kittredge (UConn EEB)
Thursday, January 28th, 2021
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus online
Environmental drivers and evolutionary consequences of horizontal gene transfer in soil bacteria
Request URL from contact to participate.Contact Information: Mark Urban
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