MCB PSM Announces Two Summer Session Courses

April 9, 2020

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  1. MCB 5670-02 Theory and Practice of Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology – Bacterial DNA & RNA Isolation and Quality Control

  2. MCB 5671-02 Advanced Theory and Practice of Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology – Characterization of Microbial Communities by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

MCB Alum Jeehee Youn Elected President of Korean Assoc. of Immunologists

March 19, 2020

Dr. Jeehee Youn, who earned her Ph.D. in Michael Lynes’ laboratory in 1996, was recently elected President of the Korean Association of Immunologists (KAI) for 2021.  She currently serves as vice president of that scientific society.  Dr. Youn is shown here at the far right in a photo of her lab group during a visit by Dr. Lynes to Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea.

Jehee Youn, Hanyag University

MCB Spring 2020 Doctoral Student Travel Fellowship Awards

March 4, 2020

Congratulations to the following MCB graduate students! Kristen Dostie, Rishabh Kejriwal, Virginia King, Amy Thees, Corey Theodore, and Jennifer Podgorski have been awarded a Spring 2020 Doctoral Student Travel Fellowship from the UConn Graduate School.

Internship Opportunity – Biohaven Pharmaceuticals

March 3, 2020

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals is a clinical/commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company located in New Haven, CT that is engaged in developing a portfolio of innovative, late-stage therapeutic candidate molecules that target, neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. They have new programs that reach into areas including migraine headache, inflammation and neurodegeneration.

Biohaven announcement

Biohaven runs a novel summer internship program for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in the evaluation of new therapeutics and the process of identifying new intellectual property that may have marketplace value. Biohaven will work with the intern to identify an aspect of the drug development process where the student can participate in Biohaven’s work. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, their transcripts, and a resume or C.V. to the department of Molecular and Cell Biology (mcboffice@uconn.edu) for evaluation. Applications are due April 1, 2020.