Rachel O’Neill, MCB Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and director of UConn’s Institute for Systems Genomics, and her lab are contributing to a groundbreaking new ruminant genome sequencing effort. See full story in UConn Today
MCB News
MCB Announces 2023-2024 Outstanding TA Awards
Corey Theodore and Richard Whitehead have been named the 2023-2024 Outstanding MCB TAs in recognition of their outstanding contributions, professional dedication to inspiring student learning and commitment to education. Please join us in congratulating Corey and Richard on their notable accomplishments!
Virginia Lyle King Wins Paper-of-the-Year in Molecular Biology of the Cell
Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) has named Virginia Lyle King as a winner of the 2024 MBOC Paper of the Year Award for her research paper, F-actin–rich territories coordinate apoptosome assembly and caspase activation during DNA damage–induced intrinsic apoptosis. Awarded to the first author on a paper (grad student or postcoc), King was chosen […]
First-Ever Sequencing of Great Ape X and Y Chromosomes
UConn researchers helped complete nationwide effort to understand ape genome. Tor the first time, researchers have assembled a complete “end-to-end” reference genome for the sex chromosomes of five great ape species and one lesser ape species. The findings shed light on the evolution of sex chromosomes and inform understanding of diseases related to genes on these chromosomes in both apes and humans.
GO:MCB Announces 24-25 Executive Board
GO:MCB has announced the results of the 24-25 e-board election.
Education in Aging and Geroscience Research Program (EAGR) announces 2024 Scholars
EAGR Program Director, Kenneth Campellone is pleased to announce that six undergraduate students have been named as 2024 scholars. Bailey Millis, Kelsey Gorgei, Emily Szydlo, Elizabeth Parkerson, Milad Zameeri, and RoseMina Notch will participate in an immersive, hands-on Summer research program in Geroscience research labs at UConn and UConn Health. The UConn Undergraduate Education in […]
Rachel O’Neill Contributes to Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
The $15 million NSF-funded initiative, EvoME Institute, seeks to generate new biological insights and help scientists forecast the future effects of climate change in Arctic ecosystems and beyond. Read the story in UConn Today
Arcane Archaea
The Santiago-Martinez lab uses modern approaches to investigate ancient things. -by Stacey Hanlon Cellular life on Earth can be classified into one of three domains: Eukarya (Eukaryota), Bacteria, and Archaea. Though most of us are familiar with species that fall into the Eukaryota and Bacteria domains, those belonging to the Archaea domain are often ignored […]
Heaslip Promoted to Associate Professor
Please join us in congratulating Aoife Heaslip on her promotion to Associate Professor and Tenure!
Announcing the first ‘Picturing MCB’ Image Competition
In science, there are often times when art and data are indistinguishable. To showcase the beauty of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Department’s research and the creativity of its members, we are proud to introduce the first Picturing MCB Image Competition! Anyone associated with the MCB Department may submit an unlimited number of entries […]