Month: November 2022

Antonio H. and Marjorie J. Romano Graduate Education Fund Helps Microbiology Students so they can Continue their Research in the Summer.

Marjorie “Jean” Romano ’77 MA wanted to both honor her late husband and support graduate students conducting summer research. So, she decided to set up a bequest that will supplement a scholarship that she and her husband, Antonio, a UConn biology professor and CLAS dean, established several years ago. Her planned gift will support the […]

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Anna Tarakanova

Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 03:30 PM – 04:30 PMBPB 130 Dr. Anna Terakanova Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering University of Connecticut Host: Eric May Molecular computation for bioengineering The rapid development of high-performance computing has enabled unprecedented advances in the mechanistic understanding of molecular biomaterials. We direct the power of our “computational microscope” […]

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Andy Moeller

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM BPB 130 Dr. Andy Moeller. Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University Host: Sarah Hird “Host-species specificity in the mammalian gut microbiota” Dr. Moeller is an evolutionary biologist interested in symbiosis, particularly host-microbe relationships. All multicellular eukaryotes serve as habitats for microbial lineages, […]