Cassandra Correa (Lynes Laboratory) has been chosen for the 2024 Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/high-school-students-and-undergraduates/learn-earn-and-explore), and will be working with Dr. Julia Oh, of the Center for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT. Dr. Oh’s work is focused on the development of microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease.
Month: February 2024
MCB Graduate Stephanie Schofield, (’23 CLAS), Among Ten UConn Fulbright Recipients for 2023-24
UConn had 10 students named to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in 2023-24, a record-setting number for the school. Among the recipients is Stephanie Schofield (’23 CLAS). Stephanie earned her UConn undergraduate degree in molecular and cell biology with a minor in psychological sciences. She is spending 2023-24 at the Institute of Human Genetics at […]
MCB Fall 2023 Grad Travel Award
Josette Nammour, Robinson Lab, received the Fall 2023 MCB Travel Award for her Research in Progress seminar entitled Altered Guanine Nucleotide Binding of BipA Negates Actin Pedestal Formation in EHEC. Congratulations to Josette!
MCB Spring 2024 Conference Participation Awardees Announced
MCB is proud to announce that John Briseno, Nadine Lebek, and Michelle Neitzey have received Spring 2024 Conference Participation Awards from the Graduate School. These awards support doctoral and MFA students’ ability to present their research at national or international meetings and conferences, including both in-person and virtual events.
MCB Undergrad Research Symposium – Submissions Now Being Accepted!
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium in Molecular and Cell Biology. Graduating senior MCB or Biophysics majors are encouraged to present their research project as a short 15 minute talk. Graduating Biology majors whose project is supervised by a MCB faculty member are also invited to present their work. If […]
NEW OPPORTUNITY! Undergraduate Education in Aging & Geroscience Research Program
New paid summer research opportunities at UConn or UConn Health – Education in Aging & Geroscience Research (EAGR) Program. To learn more about becoming an EAGR Scholar, enrolling in geroscience coursework, and applying for funded summer research in labs at UConn and UConn Health, visit https://education-aging-geroscience.research.uconn.edu/ or contact kenneth.campellone@uconn.edu Sophomores & Juniors Apply Now! Deadline February 19, 2024