Emily Fuller
R, O’Neill Lab
The implications of using phosphoserine as a “homing” moiety for the derivation of highly site-specific antibodies.

Joe Iovine
Alder Lab
Modular Metabolic Control Analysis in Mitochondria: A Robust Methodology for Obtaining Detailed Insight into Pathway Control

Dr. Eric May, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

Host: Carol Teschke

The People Behind the Machine: Stories and Science from the May Lab

To mark my promotion to full professor, this seminar will reflect on the people behind the simulations—the students, postdocs, and collaborators whose creativity and persistence have powered the May Lab’s research since its beginning in 2012. I’ll highlight a range of projects across membrane biophysics, protein interactions, and viral dynamics, while sharing a few lessons learned about mentoring, modeling, and managing a computational biophysics lab.

About Dr. May

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

University of Connecticut

Announces the

Related Proposal for the Doctoral Degree

Mengjia Michelle Lin

M.S. and B.S. Queens College CUNY

Elucidating the role of the distributive system in biased B chromosome segregation during female meiosis in Drosophila melanogaster

Thursday, May 8, 2025

10:30 AM

ESB 121

Webex Link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m691c97eeb81ac5c6fd3297b36ea148f0

Major Advisor: Dr. Stacey Hanlon
Associate Advisor: Dr. Barbara Mellone
Associate Advisor: Dr. Rachel O’Neill
Associate Advisor: Dr. Aoife Heaslip
Associate Advisor: Dr. Jianjun Sun

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

University of Connecticut

Announces the

Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree

Michelle Neitzey

B.S. James Madison University

Genome Resources and Adaptation to Biotic and Abiotic Stressors in Marine Invertebrates

Friday, May 9, 2025

12:00 PM

ESB 121

Zoom link:  https://uconn-edu.zoom.us/j/93575202705?pwd=psJbn9cz11BQaR3dbvG66p7QifDqZR.1

Major Advisor: Dr. Rachel O’Neill

Associate Advisor: Dr. Jill Wegrzyn

Associate Advisor: Dr. Leighton Core

Associate Advisor: Dr. Michael O’Neill

Associate Advisor: Dr. Noah Reid

Dissertation

MCB Faculty Meeting

Join us for an award ceremony celebrating the achievements of seniors in the biological sciences

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

University of Connecticut

Announces the

Related Proposal for the Doctoral Degree

Trevor Hunter

M.S. University of Connecticut
B.S. Hofstra University

Archaea, Mucosa, and Phylosymbiosis:
Unexplored Areas of Wild Avian Gut Microbiomes

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1:00 PM

BPB 201

Major Advisor:
Dr. Sarah Hird

Committee:
Dr. Jonathan Klassen
Dr. Sarah Knutie
Dr. Kat Milligan-McClellan
Dr. Michel Geovanni Santiago-Martinez

As the semester comes to an end, GO:MCB would like to invite you to a cultural potluck! Join us for some good food and social mingling on May 16^th from 12pm-2pm in the BPB atrium. Feel free to bring a dish or snacks to share and beverages are on us!

If you will be attending the event, please RSVP here.

If you would like to bring something to share, please let us and others know here including name, what you’re bringing, and any allergens it may contain.

We look forward to seeing you and trying treats from each other’s cultures!