A UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor appeared on the game show on April 1 April 9, 2025 | Mike Enright ’88 (CLAS), University Communications An assistant professor from Storrs, Connecticut…..Kristen Ramsey.” Those were the words of Johnny Gilbert, the famed announcer of Jeopardy!, on April 1 as the UConn molecular and cell biology assistant professor […]
2025 Summer Fellowship Recipients Announced
We proudly announce the recipients of the 2025 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. Berg Graduate Fellowship […]
Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Announcement
Summer 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships were awarded to Joseph Iovine, Michael Griffith, Heather Jamieson, Leslie Russell Hanson, and Giancarlo Montovano. Congratulations!
MCB’s Kristen Ramsey appeared on ‘Jeopardy!’
Kristen Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology at UConn appeared on Jeopardy this week. Kristen faced off against returning champion Bryce Wargin and Conner Huey on Tuesday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!” Abigail Weiss, staff writer at CTInsider writes, ” Ramsey maintained second place behind Wargin throughout the game. They both guessed the correct answer to […]
The Daily Campus: How federal grant and DEI executive orders affect the Milligan-McClellan Lab
Over the past few months, Kat Milligan-McClellan, a Native Alaskan assistant professor in molecular and cell biology at the University of Connecticut, has been applying for National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation grants for her research. Her work is mostly focused on the diversity, communities and exclusion in some communities of microbiota, which […]
MCB Undergraduate Colloquium: Call For Submissions!
Submissions are now being accepted for the 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium in Molecular and Cell Biology. Graduating senior MCB or Biophysics majors are encouraged to present their research project as a short 15 minute talk. Graduating Biology majors whose project is supervised by an MCB faculty member are also invited to present their work. […]
MCB Student Awarded Lt. Paul Drotch Scholarship
MCB Undergraduate student Sihlelelwe Dlamini has been awarded a Lt. Paul Drotch Undergraduate Biology Memorial Scholarship for 2024-2025. This award is available to students each year as a result of the thoughtfulness and generosity of Mr. Peter and Mrs. Hinda Drotch and their family, who established this award in memory of Mr. Drotch’s brother. Congratulations […]
Addressing Ageism in Healthcare: A Special Seminar 2/14
MCB and School of Nursing present a special seminar: Addressing Ageism in Healthcare. Friday, February 14, 2025. UConn Molecular and Cell Biology Department and the School of Nursing are hosting a special seminar. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) leadership team will be presenting a lunchtime seminar on Addressing Ageism in Healthcare Ageism in healthcare is […]
Apply now to become a 2025 EAGR Scholar!
New paid summer research internships at UConn and UConn Health with the undergraduate Education in Aging & Geroscience Research (EAGR) Program. To learn more about becoming an EAGR Scholar, enrolling in geroscience coursework, and applying for funded summer research in labs at UConn and UConn Health, visit https://education-aging-geroscience.research.uconn.edu/ or contact kenneth.campellone@uconn.edu Sophomores & Juniors Apply Now! Deadline February […]
In Memoriam: Dr. Margaret J. Sekellick
Dr. Margaret J. Sekellick, a beloved sister, aunt, professor, and scientist passed away as a result of natural causes on December 4th, 2024, at the age of 81. Margaret graduated from Lyman Hall High School and went on to the University of Connecticut where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Zoology, a Masters in Genetics, […]