A team led by environmental microbiologist Jonathan Klassen at the University of Connecticut and natural products chemist Marcy Balunas at the University of Michigan has found that the ants sniff out diseased fungus by detecting chemicals called peptaibols. See full story in UConn Today
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2022-2023 MCB Outstanding TA Awards
The MCB department is proud to announce that Danielle Arsenault and Brenden Griffith have been named the 2022-2023 Outstanding MCB TAs in recognition of their outstanding contributions, professional dedication to inspiring student learning and commitment to education. Please join us in congratulating Danielle and Brenden on their notable accomplishments!
David Knecht Retirement
The recent retirement of Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology David Knecht might suggest the end of an era in MCB. David joined our department in 1987 after undergraduate studies and a major in chemistry at Oberlin College, doctoral work in cell biology at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, and postdoctoral work on the molecular and […]
MCB Student Among Nine UConn Students Named to Fulbright US Student Program
Stephanie Schofield ’23 (CLAS) earned her UConn undergraduate degree in molecular and cell biology with a minor in psychological sciences. She will perform research in Heidelberg, Germany, and work with Magdalena Laugsch of the Heidelberg Institute for Human Genetics. She and Laugsch will study the genetics behind hereditary neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on early embryonic […]
GO:MCB New Officers Announced
President: Michael Griffith; Vice President: Josette Nammour; Treasurer: Dan Phillips; Secretary: Heather Jamieson; Outreach Coordinator: Camille Pearce; Diversity Facilitator: Emry Brannan; DEIC Grad Representatives: John Briseno, Sophia Gosselin
Three MCB Students Win Undergraduate Research Symposium Awards
Three MCB undergraduates who were selected to give talks at the All Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium last week have been selected by the panel of judges to receive an award. Teresa Tamborra-Walton has received the Outstanding Senior in MCB Award, Rayna Esch has received the Excellence in System Genomics Award, and Taylor Domingue has received […]
Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowships Announced
The MCB department is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowship Awards. They 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 in an MCB Faculty laboratory […]
Gage Lab Partners with Engineering’s Shor Lab to Explore the Ability of Protists to Move Beneficial Bacteria Around Roots
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
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