Paxton Tomko ’24 is a molecular and cell biology major and her faculty mentor is Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology/Microbiology Geo Santiago-Martínez. In the fall, she will be starting a master’s in oceanography at UConn Avery Point, working with Professor of Marine Sciences Pieter Visscher. Tomko’s research interests are in geobiology and astrobiology and […]
MCB Undergrads Receive 2024 SURF Awards
2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards have been announced. Of the 50 recipients, 13 are Molecular and Cell Biology majors! These students were selected from a strong group of applicants representing diverse areas of academic inquiry. Congratulations to Keertana Chagari ’25 (Molecular and Cell Biology, CLAS) Project Title: Reproducible Bioinformatic Workflows to Produce Diploid […]
Summer ’24 Doctoral Dissertation Award Announcement
Congratulations to Alyssa Coulter, Ryan Drennan, Jacob Kellermeier, Nadine Lebek and Michelle Neitzey on their Summer ’24 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awards from the Graduate School!
Greetings from Department Head Carolyn Teschke
Greetings Friends and Alumni: Welcome to the 24/25 academic year! This Fall, we welcomed 16 new PhD students, 4 MS students, and 6 Professional MS students. All are settling into our classrooms and research labs. Our undergrad majors total ~500 and we are excited to announce the creation of a new MCB undergraduate scholarship for students majoring […]
MCB Grad Student Appreciation Week
On Monday, 4/8, the MCB Department celebrated UConn’s Grad Appreciation Week with Dairy Bar ice cream! It was a beautiful day to be outside and enjoy each other’s company along with the ice cream. Thank you MCB Graduate students for all you do!
MCB DEI Seminar and Workshop with B. Chad Starks a Success
The MCB DEI Committee recently welcomed Dr. B. Chad Starks, CEO and Founder of BCS & Associates for a special seminar and workshop. Dr. B. Chad Starks is a writer, speaker, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with universities, research institutions, and organizations to provide training on issues of social justice and […]
Goldhamer Lab Receives Grant from Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Dr. David Goldhamer and Alexion Pharmaceuticals have established a collaborative research agreement under the company’s Discovery Partnerships Program to investigate mechanisms of impaired regeneration in models of muscle degenerative disease.
2024 MCB Summer Fellowship Awards
The UConn Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 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. Congratulations to all the awardees! Claire M. Berg Graduate Fellowship […]
MCB DEI Committee Presents Special Seminar and Workshop
The MCB DEI committee invites you to attend and participate in a Keynote lecture on April 2 at 3:30 PM in BPB131 and Workshop April 3 at 10 AM in ESB 121. Our speaker is Dr. B. Chad Starks, Founder and CEO of BCS Associates. Dr. B. Chad Starks is a writer, speaker, and educator […]
MCB Student Cassandra Correa Chosen for 2024 Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
Cassandra Correa (Lynes Laboratory) has been chosen for the 2024 Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/high-school-students-and-undergraduates/learn-earn-and-explore), and will be working with Dr. Julia Oh, of the Center for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT. Dr. Oh’s work is focused on the development of microbiome therapeutics to treat human disease.