The inaugural Graduate Student Research Symposium Poster Competition was held on April 23, 2025. MCB is proud to share that Carol Vieira Da Silva (Milligan-McClellan Lab) and Sarah Pasqualetti (Milligan-McClellan Lab) each placed first in their categories. (Carol in cognition, health and medicine & Sarah and economy, energy and environment). Top category winners went on […]
Month: April 2025
2025 MCB Undergrad Research Colloquium Winners
The 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium in Molecular and Cell Biology took place on April 15 and 18, 2025. We received a record number of entries this year with a total of 14 participants. The top three presenters are 1st, Ryan Frier (Actin nucleation factors maintain genomic integrity and promote mitotic fidelity); 2nd, Erica Lavoie […]
This is Jeopardy!…With a UConn Professor
A UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor appeared on the game show on April 1 April 9, 2025 | Mike Enright ’88 (CLAS), University Communications An assistant professor from Storrs, Connecticut…..Kristen Ramsey.” Those were the words of Johnny Gilbert, the famed announcer of Jeopardy!, on April 1 as the UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor […]
2025 Summer Fellowship Recipients Announced
We proudly announce the recipients of the 2025 graduate and undergraduate student summer fellowships. These distinguished fellowships are made possible by some very generous donors and are offered on a competitive basis to the most highly qualified students. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments and demonstrated academic promise. Claire M. Berg Graduate Fellowship […]
Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Announcement
Summer 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships were awarded to Joseph Iovine, Michael Griffith, Heather Jamieson, Leslie Russell Hanson, and Giancarlo Montovano. Congratulations!
MCB’s Kristen Ramsey appeared on ‘Jeopardy!’
Kristen Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology at UConn appeared on Jeopardy this week. Kristen faced off against returning champion Bryce Wargin and Conner Huey on Tuesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!” Abigail Weiss, staff writer at CTInsider writes, ” Ramsey maintained second place behind Wargin throughout the game. They both guessed the correct answer to […]