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
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Milligan-McClellan Embraces Cultural Roots Through Research Advancement
Professor Kat Milligan-McClellan earns the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award See story in UConn Today
2022-2023 Professional Science Master’s News
The PSM programs obtained a $10,000 donation from Bob and Carlita Gasparini, allowing us to help students pay for winter and summer session PSM/PM modular classes. Two MCB PSM students were awarded scholarships for their successful completion of the winter session 2023 MCB PSM laboratory modules. Molly Schiffer (Microbial Systems Analysis) received a $ 500.00 […]
2023 Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards Announced
Congratulations to the following students on their Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards! Joshua Calabrese Katelyn DeNegre Patrick Grady Gabrielle Hartley Kathleen Kyle Jennifer Podgorski Bryce Santinello Corey Theodore Geno Villafano Meghan Wyatt
2022-2023 Undergraduate Achievements
Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowships The 2023 recipients of the Judith A. and David C. Kelly Summer MCB Research Fellowship Awards 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 […]
MCB Summer Fellowship Awards Announced
MCB is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 graduate and undergraduate student summer fellowships. These distinguished fellowships are made possible by some very generous donors and are offered on a competitive basis to the most highly qualified students. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments and demonstrated academic promise. Claire M. […]
Maltz-Matyschysk, Graf, Lynes Receive NIH Award
Michele Maltz-Matyschsyk, Joerg Graf, and Michael Lynes recently received an NIH award to support their work to define biomarker signatures of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C, an adverse effect of SARS-CoV2 infection). They will be working together with a consortium of other universities and research institutes in Connecticut and New York. Their work will measure multiple protein […]
Alder Awarded Reinhard-Frank Foundation Grant
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 […]
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 […]