Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM BPB 130 Will Ludington, PhD Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University Host: Stacey Hanlon Join us at 3:15 in the BPB lobby for refreshments, Seminar begins at 3:30 “A physical niche regulates assembly of a multispecies gut microbiota in […]
MCB’s Milligan-McClellan Works to Strengthen Native American and Indigenous Community at UConn
Momentum is building around Native American and Indigenous studies and programming at UConn, and new faculty and students are poised to make UConn a New England hub for Native Studies and the broader Indigenous community. See full article in UConn Today
MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Jeremy Rotty
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM BPB 130 Jeremy Rotty, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Uniformed Services University Host: Ken Campellone Join us at 3:15 in the BPB lobby for refreshments, Seminar begins at 3:30 “Context-dependent regulation of the actin cytoskeleton influences macrophage function” Dr. Rotty obtained a Bachelor’s […]
MIRA Award Recipient Jelena Erceg Unfolding the Mysteries of Genome Folding
Jelena Erceg is studying the role of parental genome folding during development which could support the development of personalized genome medicine for chromosome-based diseases. See full story in UConn Today
New Leadership in MCB
Dr. Carolyn Teschke has accepted the role of MCB department head and will serve in that position for the next five years. She is joined in the new administrative structure by Dr. Victoria Robinson, who will serve as Associate head for Graduate Research and Education, and Dr. Daniel Gage, who will serve as Associate head […]
New Publications from Klassen and Milligan-McClellan Labs
Milligan-McClellan KC, Dundore-Arias JP, Klassen JL, Shade A, Kinkel LL, and Wolfe BE. Deciphering the Microbiome: Integrating Theory, New Technologies, and Inclusive Science. 2022 mSystems https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00583-22 Green EA and Klassen JL. Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Ant Microbiome Assembly Is Unique to Individual Colonies and Castes. mSphere 7:00989-21 https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00989
MCB PSM/PM Orientation
The MCB Professional Science Master’s Program held their Fall Orientation on Thursday, 9/1. The event went well with all students enthusiastic and energetic. Best wishes for a great year!!
MCB Welcomes new Assistant Professor, Michel Santiago-Martinez (Geo)
Michel Giovanni Santiago-Martinez (Geo) has joined the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology as an assistant professor. Santiago-Martinez is a microbiologist from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and The Pennsylvania State University. He is interested in the ecophysiology of archaea and anaerobic bacteria, and how energy status influences their ability to resist environmental stress conditions, […]
Alder Collaborates with UConn School of Nursing, Publishes Paper
Nathan Alder contributed to a collaborative study led by a group from the UConn School of Nursing that was just published in Developmental Neurobiology. The title is “Associations of Mitochondrial Function, Stress, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Early Life: A Systematic Review”
MCB 2022 Grad Orientation
A big welcome to our new grad students!