Congratulations to the following Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards recipients for Summer 2019! These UConn students were selected from an exceptionally strong group of applicants.
MCB News
MCB Ph.D. candidate Tony Patelunas and Team Champions at the NYUPCC
UConn student team Tony Patelunas, Josh Schreier, Shankar Kumar, and Sneha Jayaraj, participated in New York University’s Policy Case Competition (NYUPCC). The team beat out a field of over 500 students comprising 139 teams from 67 institutions and 6 countries.
David Knecht Receives CLAS Faculty Research Excellence Award
The Molecular and Cell biology is proud to announce that the recipient of the CLAS Faculty Research Excellence Award in the Life and Behavioral Sciences division for this year is Professor David Knecht.
MCB PSM PIE Fellowship Program Workshops Announced
MCB PSM PIE Fellows Program Workshop I Beach Hall 204 May 29-31, 2019 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Introduction to Molecular Biology – Partnership in Innovation & Education (PIE) Fellows learn basic molecular biology skills, including
MCB Professional Science Master’s (PSM) May Term 2019 Courses
Exciting opportunities offered through the MCB Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program May Term 2019.
Thane Papke Wins NASA Grant to Study Gene Transfer in Archaea
Human evolution is based on the premise of “survival of the fittest” where the organisms with the genetically encoded characteristics best suited to their environment survive to pass those genes on to their offspring who keep passing that trait on until all members of the population have it.
Rachel O’Neill Helps Uncover Two New Species of Deep-Sea Corals
MCB Professor Rachel O’Neill Contributed to the Discovery of Two New Species of Deep-Sea Corals During a September 2018 Expedition in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
2019 MCB Graduate and Undergraduate Summer Fellowships Announced
MCB Department Announces Recipients of the 2019 Graduate and Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowships
Sally Chamberland Receives ’18-’19 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
Congratulations to the Recipient of the 2018-2019 University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the Center for Excellence in Training and Learning, Sally Chamberland!
MCB Students Invited to Join Phi Beta Kappa Epsilon of Connecticut
The MCB Department is pleased to announce that the following students have been invited to join Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.