The Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowship program will support three rising senior MCB majors in their research activities in an MCB Faculty laboratory during the summer of 2021. These three fellowships, funded jointly by the Kellys and MCB, in the amount of $8,000 each, are intended to support students with […]
Author: Vining, Susan
MCB Announces 2021 Summer Fellowship Awards
MCB is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 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. […]
Two MCB Faculty Selected as Fulbright Scholars
Dr. Carolyn Teschke was recently selected as a Fulbright Scholar, and plans to visit the University of York during the Spring of 2022. She joins our other Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Michael Lynes, who was re-selected for the current year after the pandemic prevented his going to the University of Bergen last year. Dr. Teschke plans […]
Two MCB Students Named Goldwater Scholars
The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering. The students are: Katherine Lee ‘22 (CLAS) of Monroe, and Seema Patel ’22 (CLAS) of North Haven. The UConn winners are among just 410 students selected nationally for the award. See story in UConn Today
Professor Dan Gage Among UConn Researchers Involved in Study to use Mussels in the Filtration of Microplastics
Professor Dan Gage among UConn researchers involved in a study to use mussels in the filtration of microplastics funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI). They will study the use of mussels (part of the bivalve family), combined with microplastic-degrading bacteria, in the filtration […]
Collaboration Between Researchers at UConn, CCMC, and Shoreline Biome Yields Promising Findings about Bacterial Infection in Premature Infants in the NICU.
UConn Researchers Collaborate with TIP Company Shoreline Biome to Study Microbiome in NICU March 2, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich ’20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research Bacteria tend to get a bad rap. But oftentimes it’s one bad apple that ruins the reputation of the bunch. For example, E. coli, commonly known as bacteria that […]
2021 MCB Grad Recruitment a Virtual Success!
MCB hosted over 30 grad recruits on Friday, February 5th. The first all-virtual recruitment event was a success and included virtual lab tours, grad student turbo talks, interviews, poster sessions, research seminars and a social gathering to close the day’s events. See images!
Professors Lynes and Graf part of a team that received a multi-institution grant to study syndrome affecting children with Covid 19
Michael Lynes and Joerg Graf are part of a multi-institution grant to develop biomarker signatures for MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children) that can develop children infected with coronavirus. The Lynes research team will use the grating coupled surface plasmon resonance imaging systems that they have developed with Ciencia, Inc. to measure biomarker signatures in […]
MCB PhD Candidate Kate Castellano Receives 2020 GIGA Fellowship
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA) has announced that Kate Castellano has received the inaugural GIGA Fellowship in Invertebrate Genomics 2020 Award. GIGA is dedicated to promoting resources and standards that will facilitate comparative approaches and collaborations for future generations. About Kate GIGA stated, “With these objectives in mind, we are excited to see Kate’s […]
Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre featured in Indigenous at UConn Video
MCB Assistant Professor, Kat Milligan-Myhre was featured in a recent video, Indigenous at UConn, created by UConn Native American Cultural Programs. In the video, Milligan-Mhyre speaks about both her culture and her science.