New research led by UConn’s Chris Hawxhurst, Leslie M. Shor, and Daniel Gage has illuminated one way protists support the growth of plants: by ferrying helpful, nitrogen-fixing bacteria deep into their root systems. See full story in UConn Today
Month: April 2023
Greetings from Department Head Carolyn Teschke
Greetings friends and alumni: Here we are at the start of the 23/24 academic year. We all enjoy the summer because we get a chance to slow down a bit, but it’s always exciting when the undergraduates arrive back on campus. Our new class of graduate students have also arrived and are being welcomed into […]
Erceg Lab Member, Romir Raj, Named Goldwater Scholar
UConn Junior Romir Raj has been named a Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater is the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering. See story in UConn Today
2023 Khairallah Symposium
The 2023 Khairallah Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM, BPB 131 This year’s speaker will be Thales Y. Papagiannakopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, NYU Langone Health “Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Genetic Subtypes of Lung Cancer” KRAS mutant lung adenocarcinoma is the most lethal type of lung […]
Michel Giovanni Santiago-Martinez (Geo) joined the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology in August ’22 as an assistant professor. Santiago-Martinez is a microbiologist from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and The Pennsylvania State University. He is interested in the ecophysiology of archaea and anaerobic bacteria, and how energy status influences their ability to resist environmental stress […]
Celebrating MCB Grad Students!
As part of UConn’s Grad Student Appreciation week, MCB Faculty and Staff showed our MCB Graduate students some love with an ice cream social. Students enjoyed some Dairy Bar ice cream and some photo fun! See more photos here!
Milligan-McClellan Embraces Cultural Roots Through Research Advancement
Professor Kat Milligan-McClellan earns the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award See story in UConn Today
2022-2023 Professional Science Master’s News
The PSM programs obtained a $10,000 donation from Bob and Carlita Gasparini, allowing us to help students pay for winter and summer session PSM/PM modular classes. Two MCB PSM students were awarded scholarships for their successful completion of the winter session 2023 MCB PSM laboratory modules. Molly Schiffer (Microbial Systems Analysis) received a $ 500.00 […]
2023 Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards Announced
Congratulations to the following students on their Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards! Joshua Calabrese Katelyn DeNegre Patrick Grady Gabrielle Hartley Kathleen Kyle Jennifer Podgorski Bryce Santinello Corey Theodore Geno Villafano Meghan Wyatt
2022-2023 Undergraduate Achievements
Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowships The 2023 recipients of the Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowship Awards are Sindy Gorka (Leighton Core’s lab), Klea Nito (Charlie Giardina’s lab), and Victoria Yi (Aoife Heaslip’s lab). The awards support three rising senior MCB majors in their research activities […]