MCB Seminar Series

Sophia Ononye-Onyia,Ph.D., MPH, MBA
Founder and CEO, The Sophia Consulting Firm, NY,NY

Host: Spencer Nyholm

Amplifying Scientific Innovation: Virtual College Seminars

Dr. Ononye-Onyia will present on her: (1) journey as a Nigerian-American scientist, entrepreneur and strategic advisor; (2) core responsibilities in strategic marketing and communications at The Sophia Consulting Firm; and (3) experiences and outlook for the Amplifying Scientific Innovation Podcast.

Dr. Sophia Nnenna Ononye is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur, former Pfizer scientist and Yale-trained molecular oncologist who utilizes her multidisciplinary background (PhD, MPH, MBA) and diverse therapeutic area experience to advise clients in the life science industry.

She is the Founder and CEO of The Sophia Consulting Firm where she counsels clients in the Biotech and Health Tech space on strategic marketing, social media and corporate communications with the goal of amplifying scientific innovation.

Dr. Ononye-Onyia is also the host of her firm’s Amplifying Scientific Innovation Podcast where she interviews CEOs and senior executives in life science companies on their unique leadership journey, corporate vision and industry outlook.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnvL82R7uit7FGhJERSCnJQ/

https://sophiaconsultingfirm.com/

Webex Link:
https://uconnvtc.webex.com/uconnvtc/j.php?MTID=mf888e1957a812a5c6b3968a2580b5f42

Meeting Number: 120 843 0985
Meeting Password: MCB2020

The information session will consist of a presentation outlining the details of the application process, including a review of the program solicitation and essay prompts.

Date: Thursday, Sept. 10
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Location: WebEx

Meeting link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m85616f87aeee6664aa1f62e22014a6f7
Meeting number: 120 402 1639
Meeting password: 2zBvdYpUp58

NSF-GRFP (National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program) fellowships are awarded for graduate study in fields supported by the NSF, including the mathematical, physical, biological, behavioral and social sciences; engineering; the history of science and the philosophy of science; and for research-based Master's or PhD programs in science education.

Fellows receive three-years of funding within a five-year fellowship period in the form of an annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees.

Eligibility: must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident, intending to pursue a research-based Master’s or PhD in an NSF-supported field, be enrolled in an accredited U.S. graduate institution, and have completed no more than 12-months of full-time graduate study.

For more information, please visit http://nsfgrfp.org.
If you are student unable to attend the session and have questions about the application process, please contact, Rowena Grainger, STEM Fellowship Advisor at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu.

If you are a department representative of a NSF eligible field and would like to request a presentation for your seniors, 1st and 2nd year graduate students, please contact Rowena Grainger, rowena.grainger@uconn.edu.

Katrina Menard: "Nature's librarians: being a collection manager for invertebrates"

Sarah Taylor: "Classical botany to 21st century research: welcome to the herbarium"

Gary Laevsky, Director, Confocal Imaging Facility at Princeton University

* Attendance is limited to MCB PSM, PM, and Ph.D. students

Tom Sladewski

de Graffenried Lab, Brown University

"A Trypanosoma brucei orphan kinesin forms the new posterior end during cytokinesis"

https://vivo.brown.edu/display/cdegraff

Seminar Link:
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/vlr04001

MCB Faculty Meeting

Micro journal club, Monday Sept. 14 (4 pm): We'll discuss:

Compartmentalization drives the evolution of symbiotic cooperation.
Chomicki G, Werner GDA, West SA, Kiers ET. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2020 Sep 28;375(1808):20190602. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0602. Epub 2020 Aug 10. PMID: 32772665
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2019.0602?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

If you'd like to join the discussion:
Blackboard Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/cbd96a92c4d043f39fae42762127ea83

Rajarshi Chakrabarti, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

"Maintaining the powerhouse: Distinct roles of multiple actin filaments"

Actin assembly have been intricately linked to mitochondrial dynamics. Here we elucidate distinct actin filament populations polymerized by different assembly factors that affect mitochondrial dynamics and homeostasis.

Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29142021/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31413070/

Dr. Chakrabarti completed his graduate studies at the University of Calcutta, India where he worked on regulation of lipid kinase signaling in the nucleus. As a post-doctoral fellow, he has been working on roles of actin filaments and its assembly factors in mitochondrial dynamics.

To learn more about Dr Chakrabarti's research, visit
https://hhiggslab.wixsite.com/research

Seminar Link:
https://uconnvtc.webex.com/webappng/sites/uconnvtc/meeting/download/73b0482edc2d4296b538911b3923d6f4?siteurl=uconnvtc&MTID=mf888e1957a812a5c6b3968a2580b5f42

MCB Class Modality Discussion
Hosted by Dylan Audette

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2020 3:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 120 180 9644
Password: RRjJE5hWH62
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m642f65b98e8e354e4a1fb864c9042be7

Join by video system
Dial 1201809644@uconn-cmr.webex.com
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Join by phone
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Access code: 120 180 9644

Xinnian Chen, Ph.D.,
Professor-in-Residence,
Department of Physiology & Neurobiology,
University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT


Talk title: "Scientific Teaching and why it is important today”

Date: Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
Time: 4:00PM
Place: Virtual (see link below)


https://zoom.us/j/97821276278?pwd=VUZ1dWgySVYxT0lOSTdxWTBpbE5OQT09

This week in Cell Biology Journal Club, Micheal Griffith will lead a discussion of "LFA-1 signals to promote actin polymerization and upstream migration in T cells” by Roy et al 2020.

Please feel free to join us online, Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm, on Blackboard Collaborate:

https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/5eb9178779e24c38852733f8fb6415e8

Sebastian Karian: "Trophic ecology of the Southern Ray’s Bream Brama australis"

Maria Rodgers: "Antibodies as a Tool to Assess Health in Wild Sea Turtles"

Dmitry Kravtsov, CEO, Vanessa Research
* Attendance is limited to MCB PSM, PM, and Ph.D. students

Geier B, Sogin EM, Michellod D, Janda M, Kompauer M, Spengler B, Dubilier N, Liebeke M. Nat Microbiol. 2020 Mar;5(3):498-510. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0664-6. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 32015496

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-019-0664-6

If you'd like to join the discussion:
Blackboard Link:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/cbd96a92c4d043f39fae42762127ea83

MCB Research Seminar: Alyssa Coulter, Campellone Lab

"Characterizing the regulation of the actin nucleation factor WHAMM during autophagy"

Seminar Link:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/0453116de50844fe86f3edee5f7c6cc4