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 […]
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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.
“Honk if you Love Squid” MCB’s Sarah McAnulty and her Squidmobile Get Noticed
Assistant Research Professor, Sarah McAnulty, was recently featured in an article, “When you text the Squidmobile, this Fishtown scientist texts back squid words of wisdom” in the Philadelphia Inquirer. When squid biologist Sarah McAnulty decided to cover her Toyota RAV4 with paintings of squid and write the words “WANT A SQUID FACT? Text 9-RUNG-SQUID” on […]
Alder Research Group Receives Multiple Grant Awards
The Alder Lab, Nathan Alder PI, was recently awarded three substantial grants. The first, a grant from the National Institute on Aging, (R01AG065879), “First-in-class Peptide Therapeutics for Mitochondrial Disorders: Molecular Mechanism of Action and Optimization of Design.” This five-year R01 for $2.5M is focused on investigating the molecular basis by which mitochondria-targeted peptide compounds interact […]
MCB Assistant Research Professor, Sarah McAnulty Featured in Connecticut Magazine
Connecticut Magazine’s November 2020 issue features Sarah McAnulty’s Skype A Scientist in their article, A UConn biologist is using technology to bring scientists into the classroom Read Article in Connecticut Magazine
MCB Successfully Finds New Classroom Solutions to Keep Students Safe During the Pandemic.
Professors, graduate assistants and support staff have made significant adjustments to courses, preparing multiple lesson plans to meet the needs of in-person and distance learners. Story in UConn Today
David Goldhamer awarded an NIH R01 grant for $2.2M to study Regulation of Satellite Cell Development, Programming and Differentiation by Myogenic Factors
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases has awarded David Goldhamer, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology a $2.2 million, 5-year award to study Satellite cells. Satellite cells are responsible for the marked regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle. Although these stem cells were discovered more than 50 years ago, the molecular mechanisms that […]
Two UConn MCB PSM Alumni Featured
Samantha Holmes (M.S. Applied Genomics) and Courtney Gunter (M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis), have been published in the PSM Alumni and Graduation Chronicle, 2020 Issue. See their profiles in the 2020 PSM Chronicle
Spencer Nyholm Receives Award as Part of the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative
Spencer Nyholm is part of a team that received a $550,000 award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop new tools to study symbiotic relationships in the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The award is part of the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative and is investing $19 million over the next three years to support […]
Two MCB Researchers Receive UConn Funding for Covid 19 Related Research
James Cole and Rachel O’Neill among five UConn researchers awarded internal funding to support researchers who are using their expertise to find new solutions to address the Covid-10 pandemic The program will award up to $50,000 to recipients. Dr. James Cole received $43,439, Targeting the Endoribonuclease of Coronaviruses, Co-PIs: Mark Peczuh, Chemistry Dr. Rachel O’Neill was […]