Joerg Graf has been awarded the CLAS 2022 Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students Award. The Faculty Mentoring Awards recognize faculty who demonstrate exemplary support, encouragement, and the creation of opportunities to enrich the learning and professional development of others. Awards are given in three categories each year: mentoring of faculty, mentoring of graduate students, and […]
Month: May 2022
Congratulations MCB 2022 University Scholars
Open to undergraduate students from all of the University’s schools and colleges, the University Scholar Program allows students to design and pursue an in-depth research or creative project and to craft a learning plan that supports their interests and academic goals during their final three semesters. Each student is mentored by an advisory committee of […]
2022 Excellence in Applied Genetics and Technology Award
Roshni Mehta has been awarded the 2022 Excellence in Applied Genetics and Technology Award. Each year UConn’s Center for Applied Genetics and Technology of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences sponsors the award that is given to an outstanding graduating senior who has conducted original research in applied genetics/genomics using an innovative technology or […]
MCB Outstanding Senior Award
Lauren Daddi has been awarded the 2022 MCB Outstanding Senior Award. The Outstanding Senior in MCB Award is awarded to a MCB or Biological Sciences major who has demonstrated exceptional academic and research accomplishment within the MCB department during her or his undergraduate career. Identification of ciprofloxacin resistance factors via in vivo evolution of Aeromonas […]
2022 Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowships Announced
Congratulations to Shell Chen (Stacey Hanlon lab), Hamza Kasanga (Jonathan Klassen lab), and Harpreet Kaur (Charlie Giardina lab) The Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowship program will support these three rising senior MCB majors in their research activities in an MCB Faculty laboratory during the summer of 2022.
Three MCB Undergrads Receive UConn IDEA Grants
Congratulations to the following MCB Undergrads that have been awarded Spring 2022 UConn IDEA Grant Recipients! Ananya Aggarwal ’24, Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS Synthesizing Cisplatin Loaded Nanoparticles for the Intraperitoneal Treatment of Ovarian Cancer Nour Al Zouabi ’23, Molecular and Cell Biology & IMJR: Rights, Health, and Refugees, CLAS Refugees’ Post-Resettlement Barriers to Accessing […]
MCB Celebrates Promotion of Four Faculty
Congratulations to Leighton Core, promotion to Associate Professor Thomas Abbott, promotion to Associate Professor In-Residence David Daggett, promotion to Associate Professor In-Residence Patricia Rossi, promotion to Associate Professor In-Residence Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated.