Author: Jessica Williamson
The Graf lab published a paper in mBio about how tiny amounts of antibiotics inside the leech lead to patients being infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Press coverage about the publication and its implications: STAT, UConn Today, Youtube video and more!
Thanks to all who came to this year’s All Biology Networking Event!
Dr. Spencer Nyholm’s talk at the Beneficial Microbes Conference in Madison, Wisconsin is on the homepage of sciencenews.org AND Newsweek’s website!
One squid has a unique solution to keep her eggs healthy, according to new research in the Nyholm lab—bacteria and jelly. Click to read more!
Scientists Crack Koala’s Genetic Code
An international team of scientists including UConn genomicist Rachel O’Neill have sequenced the first full koala genome! Click here for full UConn Today article.
June 11, 2018: Dedication of the new Engineering and Science Building
Governor Malloy was enthusiastic about the new Engineering & Science Building and the prospects for its role in the training of new scientists and engineers as well as for its configuration as a cutting edge research facility. The photo shows him speaking at the ribbon cutting for the new building: As part of the Institute […]
Congratulations to Dr. Teschke, the recipient of the 2018 Alice C. Evans award!
The Alice C. Evans award, presented at the ASM Microbe meeting, is named after ASM’s first female president. Dr. Teschke was featured in a special reception at the ASM Microbe meeting and recognized as an outstanding mentor to women in science.
Congratulations to the authors Eric Zuiderweg, Larry Hightower and Jason Gestwicki:
“The remarkable multivalency of the Hsp70 chaperones” by Zuiderweg et al., which appeared in Cell Stress & Chaperones Volume 22, number 2, has been selected by Springer Nature for inclusion in their 2018 Change the World Initiative.
Congratulations to the new GO:MCB Exec Board!
Welcome and Congratulations to the 2018-19 GO:MCB Exec board! We look forward to working with you!
Congratulations to Alyssa Mathiowetz, the 2018 Outstanding Senior in MCB!
Alyssa Mathiowetz, a University Scholar and American Heart Association Undergraduate Fellow, was named the Outstanding Senior in MCB at the 2018 Commencement. Read about some of her work here: