Nathan Alder, along with collaborator Doron Rapaport from the University of Tübingen (Germany), has received an award from the Reinhard-Frank Foundation for research on mitochondria-targeted bioactive compounds. Support from this foundation is designed to advance novel research that builds upon existing research strengths and promotes sustained partnership between participating institutions. The supported research will explore […]
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May and Alder Receive Collaborative NIH Grant with Johns Hopkins University
Nathan Alder and Eric May have been awarded an R01 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as co-investigators on a project led by Steve Claypool at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The project, entitled “An intimate and multifaceted partnership: cardiolipin and the mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier” (R01HL165729), is a […]
Lee, Nyholm and Zweifach Receive SFF Awards
The Office of the Vice President for Research provides financial support up to $2,000 to faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance the research, scholarship and creative endeavors of faculty at UConn. The Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) is designed to assist faculty in the initiation, completion, or advancement of […]
New Publication from the Campellone Lab
Genomic instability caused by Arp2/3 complex inactivation results in micronucleus biogenesis and cellular senescence. Haarer EL, Theodore CJ, Guo S, Frier RB, and Campellone KG. PLoS Genetics 2023. 19(1):e1010045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010045.
New Publication from the Nyholm Lab
“Failure To Launch”: Development of a Reproductive Organ Linked to Symbiotic Bacteria. McAnulty SJ, Kerwin AH, Koch E, Nuttall B, Suria AM, Collins AJ, Schleicher TR, Rader BA, Nyholm SV. mBio. 2023 Jan 19:e0213122. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02131-22. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36656023 https://journals.asm.org/eprint/YGSCY7MQHFMPVZJSNK7A/full
MCB Fall ’22 Graduate Travel Award Announced
MCB Department Head, Carol Teschke, recently announced that Patrick Grady has been awarded the Fall ’22 MCB Graduate Travel Award in recognition of his outstanding graduate seminar. This bi-annual award provides support to students for conference attendance to enrich their graduate program study and is offered on a competitive basis to the most highly qualified […]
Hanlon Lab Publication “When it comes to genetics, cheaters do prosper”
Hanlon, S.L., Larracuente, A.M. When it comes to genetics, cheaters do prosper. Chromosome Res 30, 137–139 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-022-09705-5 Part of the Special Issue on “Non-Mendelian Inheritance and Meiotic Drive” co-edited by S.L. Hanlon and A.M. Larracuente.
Antonio H. and Marjorie J. Romano Graduate Education Fund Helps Microbiology Students so they can Continue their Research in the Summer.
Marjorie “Jean” Romano ’77 MA wanted to both honor her late husband and support graduate students conducting summer research. So, she decided to set up a bequest that will supplement a scholarship that she and her husband, Antonio, a UConn biology professor and CLAS dean, established several years ago. Her planned gift will support the […]
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Anna Tarakanova
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 03:30 PM – 04:30 PMBPB 130 Dr. Anna Terakanova Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering University of Connecticut Host: Eric May Molecular computation for bioengineering The rapid development of high-performance computing has enabled unprecedented advances in the mechanistic understanding of molecular biomaterials. We direct the power of our “computational microscope” […]
Paul L. Drotch Undergraduate Biology Scholarship Competition is OPEN
Scholarships of $1000 or more are offered in memory of Lt. Paul L. Drotch, class of 1957. This competition is open to UConn undergraduates in Biology, including Biological Sciences, EEB, MCB, PNB and Structural Biology & Biophysics who have demonstrated both financial need and outstanding scholarship, and who have completed a minimum of 3 and […]