For nearly three decades, the Fund has supported student research and scholarly colloquia at UConn. Read more about it at UConn Today

Emma Anderson of the Mellone lab received the Best Poster Award from the French Genetics Society at the CNRS Jacques Monod Conference, “The mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination,” held in Roscoff, France, in September 2026. Her poster, “Decoupling of kinetochore and microtubule attachment may regulate paternal chromosome elimination in Sciara male meiosis […]

The project, “Genome Infrastructure catalyzing next Generation Antarctic Data, Access, Tools, and Analytics” (GIGA DATA), is led by Alison Murray at the Desert Research Institute. $6.6 million of the award is coming to UConn, where co-PIs Rachel O’Neill and Jill Wegrzyn will contribute their genome sequencing and assembly expertise. See article in UConn Today

Congratulations to Russ Hanson and Brenden Griffith, Goldhamer Lab. Both were invited to give talks on their work at the International FOP (Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva) Association Drug Development Forum held in Toronto, Ontario, August 27 – 30, 2026.

MCB held a successful Departmental Research Exchange on Thursday, 8/27. This event was created to welcome new graduate students, highlight faculty research, celebrate named scholarship donors, and congratulate our summer fellowship recipients. It was a great way to kick off the new academic year!

MCB’s Heather Jamieson, Goldhamer Lab, won Best Poster Award at the International Conference: Muscle Stem Cells and Regeneration held 7/19-24. 2026 in Victoria, BC, Canada. Congratulations Heather!

The Molecular Modeling Collaborative Group (MMCG) at the University of Connecticut brings together faculty and researchers who use computational approaches to understand and predict molecular behavior across chemistry, biology, and materials science. The group has launched its website to share more details about MMCG’s mission, available resources and more. Visit the MMCG website to learn […]

Nora Lippai recently presented her research at the Frontiers in Undergraduate Research exhibition. It was the latest step in work she has found compelling since the start of her academic career at UConn: tackling unanswered questions in biological research and exploring the molecular and cellular underpinnings of health and disease. Full article in UConn Today

The 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards have been announced. Out of the 39 total awardees, MCB is pleased to share that twelve of the students are Molecular and Cell Biology Majors. MCB recipients are: Caroline Burkhardt ’28 (Anthropology & Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS), Project Title: Chronic Illness Experiences on the Hopi Reservation, Faculty Mentor: […]

Join us in congratulating the newly elected board members! President: Shania Kalladanthyil Vice President: Maddy O’Connor Treasurer: Danielle Arsenault Secretary: Lianna Wagner Outreach Coordinator: Ellie Dubois Senator: Nadia Upah