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Area of Concentration (AoC) Informational Materials
Biomedical Science PhD program Virtual Info Session Powerpoint Presentation
Program alumna and current faculty Dr. Vanessa Scanlon: Set Up For Success
This Is UConn Health
Biotech Startup Companies at UConn Health
UCH Grad School Newsletter
Learn more about UCH Grad School programs in our latest Newsletter: May 2025 UConn Health Graduate School Newsletter
In the News...
Demystifying the Link Between Major Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
UConn Symposium Seeks to Integrate Nutrition with Immune Function to Shape New Disease Treatments
Meet UConn Health Graduate School Programs Commencement Speaker Kristina Delgado
Walnut Consumption Curbs Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk
Connecticut Technology Council Honors Students/Faculty at 19th Annual Women of Innovation Awards
Science in Seconds: Freeze Frame
Getting to the ‘heart’ of precision medicine
Department of Defense Program Funds Study of Cranial Regeneration
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
Research of Postdoctoral Fellows Celebrated at UConn Health
Dr. Leslie Lowe Named 2025 Biophysical Society Fellow
UConn Researchers Working to Extinguish ‘Inflammatory Fire’ Stroke Causes in the Brain
Graduate Students Take Center Stage at 41st Annual Biomedical Science Graduate Student Research Day
Faculty Spotlight
Brief videos from the Office of Faculty Affairs highlighting some of our Biomedical Science PhD program faculty
New Off-Campus Housing website
UConn Health does not have on-campus housing available on our campus. However, the University’s Off-Campus Housing Office has a new section to search for housing in the UConn Health campus area of Farmington and beyond. Visit https://offcampushousing.uconn.edu for more information!
The Roommate Finder section is also active, and is a password protected site where students can log in using their NetID to search for roommates.
Biomedical Science PhD Program Outcomes:
GSO Contacts
Feel free to reach out to our 2024-25 Graduate Student Organization (GSO) representatives with questions about the program or specific AoCs:
President: Perla El Ahmad
Vice President: Deepa Anjan Kumar
Treasurer: Hunter Panier
Academic Committee Chair: Moumita Bhattacharya
Social Committee Chair: Arshmeet Kaur Chawla
Social Media Chair: Perla El Ahmad
AoC Representatives:
Cell Biology: Cindy Li
Genetics and Developmental Biology: Allison Andrade
Immunology: Purva Pundeer
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Patricia Hare
Neuroscience: Natan Busel
Skeletal Biology and Regeneration: Marta Stetsiv
Systems Biology: Rudradeep Mukherjee
Blackboard Collaborate Info
Student Groups
Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
Young Explorers in Science (YES) Program- a student led group providing research and science exposure for high school students within the under-served communities of Connecticut
Beyond the PhD- a student-led group that supporting peer-professional networking and career development in STEM.
MBB Diversity and Inclusion Group: open to all AoC students, this student-led group was founded to be a supportive space to discuss race, diversity, inclusion, and tolerance (contact: Angie DeMarco)
Sustainability at UConn Health Student Interest Group: open to all student on UConn Health campus; this group recognizes our responsibility to address the health impacts of environmental damage and fight the progression of climate change. Our group supports the UConn Health community in its quest to minimize our carbon footprint, both on and off campus.
UCH Graduate School DEI Committee
This committee is comprised of graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in The Graduate School at UConn Health