UConn MCB

University of Connecticut, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.

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The Molecular Moldeling Collaborative Group at UConn brings together faculty and researchers who use computational approaches to understand and predict molecular behavior across chemistry, biology, and materials science,

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David Goldhamer Inducted into Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
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MCB Search: Laboratory Assistant 1
to provide support for undergraduate teaching laboratories in the Department and assist faculty in the care, use, and maintenance of animals, plants, chemicals, and/or reagents used in research and/or teaching.
https://t.co/pEKNX6kZvG

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Adam Zweifach has agreed to serve as head of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology for a five-year term, starting Jan. 1, 2026.  📷

https://t.co/4Mu1ZlxbvK

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MCB is hiring - Lab Technician 1
https://t.co/141maaYG1F

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Heaslip Lab:
Cell contractility: Myosin-II-mediated contraction of fast-crawling amoebae
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Murray Lab:
The important interplay between metal ions and the intermediate filament protein vimentin
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Joint Alder/Alexandrescu Labs Publication:
https://t.co/h6JFiBIko2

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First-year MCB Ph.D. student Rey Carten (May Lab) received an outstanding poster award at the Molecular Biophysics in the Northeast meeting at the University of New Hampshire on October 11, 2025 (https://t.co/vyuG1jH0of). Congratulations Rey!
Pictured: Rey Carten 3rd from right

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CSSI names a new award in honor of MCB Professor Emeritus Larry Hightower
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Gage Lab:
Addition of soil protists may enhance performance of agrochemical seed treatments.
https://t.co/OxiTtq6Ucl

Gage Lab:
Understanding the retention of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Insights from tracer tests and numerical modeling.
https://t.co/SoIgXBadY7

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MCB held a successful Departmental Research Exchange on Thursday 8/21. This event was created to welcome new grad students, highlight faculty research, celebrate named scholarship donors and recipients. It was a great way to kick off the new academic year!
https://t.co/7BHTsyg3eX

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MCB's Milligan-McClellan contributes to Nature Commentary:
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
https://t.co/e83NqHDMkh

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MCB’s Jonathan Gilbert Receives Faculty Recognition Award
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is proud to announce that Jonathan Gilbert, Instructor In-Residence - Stamford Campus has received a 2024-2025 Faculty Recognition Award. Congratulations!

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MCB Visiting Assistant Professor
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a non-tenure-track faculty Visiting Assistant Professor position. https://t.co/PYoIDrgD3C

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n Memoriam: Professor Hallie Krider

Professor Hallie Krider, a former member of the MCB faculty, passed away at his home in Arizona on May 31.
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From the Klassen Lab:

Isolation and characterization of mollicute symbionts from a fungus-growing ant reveals high niche overlap leading to co-exclusion

https://t.co/NSMorwGP5k

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MCB invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor-in-Residence
https://t.co/k2m2Mgz6AI

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15 MCB students take home 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards!
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MCB 1st and 2nd at Graduate Student Research Symposium Poster Competition

https://t.co/xxQ692xsZ7