{"id":804,"date":"2015-08-18T14:37:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.grad.uchc.uconn.edu\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:03:53","slug":"prospective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/prospective\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Visit: The Biomedical Science PhD Program at UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-804\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-804-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-804-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-2664\" style=\"max-width: 770px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-2664 ml-slider spotlight_caption ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Virtual Visit\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2664\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_2664\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2677 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2015\/12\/photo_research-481x375.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"Student looking in a microscope, graduate student organization\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2677\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2684 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/01\/SouthParkRoadRace_Sept2015_Updates_DSC_0064-1200x800-1-770x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"Participants running the annual SouthPark Road Race\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2684\" title=\"SouthParkRoadRace_Sept2015_Updates_DSC_0064-1200x800\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3197 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-3197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/02\/GSO-at-Gastro-3-scaled-770x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-3197\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2688 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/01\/F9B28146-5D94-4B4F-8810-14943EA8CBF8-scaled-770x600.jpeg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2693\" title=\"F9B28146-5D94-4B4F-8810-14943EA8CBF8\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2667 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/10\/1_Summer-2018-Presentations_crop3-469x366.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participants\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2667\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2666 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/01\/CFAAC740-AB24-46C0-8A10-05F992DCD16C-scaled-770x600.jpeg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2694\" title=\"CFAAC740-AB24-46C0-8A10-05F992DCD16C\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2686 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/01\/DSCN6095-scaled-770x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2686\" title=\"DSCN6095\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2968 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/10\/GSRD-2021_Corie-Owen_Presenter-scaled-770x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"Biomedical Science PhD Graduate Student Corie Owen presents at 38th annual Graduate Student Research Day\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2968\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2665 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-2665\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2016\/06\/Commencement570-685x534.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"770\" alt=\"Biomedical Science PhD students at graduation, graduate student organization\" class=\"slider-2664 slide-2665\" title=\"Commencement570\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">(John Atashian photo)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-804-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Biomedical Science PhD Program at UConn Health<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-804-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oZgzUjONmMg&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oZgzUjONmMg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oZgzUjONmMg<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Program alumna and current faculty Dr. Vanessa Scanlon: Set Up For Success<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-804-2\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVROCBHoKfs&#038;_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVROCBHoKfs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVROCBHoKfs<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">This Is UConn Health<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-804-3\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWRnX0I9Xlg&#038;_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWRnX0I9Xlg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWRnX0I9Xlg<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Biotech Startup Companies at UConn Health<\/h3><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-804-4\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pXpdFXAuy2k&#038;_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pXpdFXAuy2k\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pXpdFXAuy2k<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>UCH Grad School Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p><span>Learn more about UCH Grad School programs in our latest Newsletter: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/FEB-2026_FINAL-Newsletter.pdf\" rel=\"\">February 2026 UConn Health Graduate School Newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-1-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Student Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>Hear current students share their perspectives on the Biomedical Science PhD program:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Cindy-Li_Video-Still-2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Cindy-Li_Video-Still-2025-e1767121316124-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5505 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Cindy-Li_Video-Still-2025-e1767121316124-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Cindy-Li_Video-Still-2025-e1767121316124.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Boafo-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Boafo-3-e1767121351508-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5506 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Boafo-3-e1767121351508-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Boafo-3-e1767121351508.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Chawla-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Chawla-3-e1767121384938-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5507 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Chawla-3-e1767121384938-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/12\/Chawla-3-e1767121384938.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0VB8-dRMBUc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cindy Li<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lEbCMdJI8Yg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel Boafo<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-mTTO7vdofY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arshmeet Chawla<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-1-2-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>In the News...<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/09\/42nd-annual-biomedical-science-graduate-student-research-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biomedical Science Program Students Celebrated at 42nd Annual Graduate Student Research Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/08\/uconns-dr-marja-hurley-is-president-elect-of-the-american-society-for-bone-and-mineral-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Marja Hurley is President-Elect of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/07\/demystifying-the-link-between-major-depression-and-alzheimers-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demystifying the Link Between Major Depression and Alzheimer's Disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/06\/uconn-symposium-seeks-to-integrate-nutrition-with-immune-function-to-shape-new-disease-treatments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn Symposium Seeks to Integrate Nutrition with Immune Function to Shape New Disease Treatments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/05\/taking-on-period-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking on Period Poverty: UConn public health, medical, dental students address menstrual inequity in Hartford<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/04\/commencement-student-speaker-spotlight-kristina-delgado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet UConn Health Graduate School Programs Commencement Speaker Kristina Delgado<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/04\/walnut-consumption-curbs-inflammation-and-colon-cancer-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walnut Consumption Curbs Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/connecticut-technology-council-honors-11-from-uconn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut Technology Council Honors Students\/Faculty at 19th Annual Women of Innovation Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/03\/science-in-seconds-freeze-frame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science in Seconds: Freeze Frame<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/02\/getting-to-the-heart-of-precision-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting to the \u2018heart\u2019 of precision medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/02\/pentagon-funds-study-of-cranial-regeneration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Defense Program Funds Study of Cranial Regeneration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/uconn-keeping-air-in-connecticut-classrooms-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/research-of-postdoctoral-fellows-celebrated-at-uconn-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research of Postdoctoral Fellows Celebrated at UConn Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/09\/dr-leslie-loew-named-2025-biophysical-society-fellow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Leslie Lowe Named 2025 Biophysical Society Fellow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/uconn-researchers-working-to-extinguish-inflammatory-fire-stroke-causes-in-the-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn Researchers Working to Extinguish \u2018Inflammatory Fire\u2019 Stroke Causes in the Brain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>Area of Concentration (AoC) Informational Materials<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/Sys-Bio_2025_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Systems Biology AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/SBR_Skeletal-Biology-and-Regeneration-flyer_2025-2026_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skeletal Biology and Regeneration AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/Neuroscience_2025_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuroscience AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/MBB_2025_flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Molecular Biology and Biochemistry AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/IMM_2025_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immunology AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/GDB_2025_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genetics and Developmental Biology AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/Cell-Bio_2025_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cell Biology and Regeneration AoC Informational Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Rev 9\/25<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Faculty Spotlight<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Brief videos from the Office of Faculty Affairs highlighting some of our Biomedical Science PhD program faculty<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yKgaeUPiWio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Wendy Mok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tpiOeBJETFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Marja Hurley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_irfnN6Tcb8?rel=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Irina Bezsonova<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAofPro8yYM?rel=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Evan Jellison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NlaGzcTm_MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Douglas Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3RoEe9A3fRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Archana Sanjay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_DZSaShA5yk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Beiyan Zhou<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VqoyczZyVYY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Jeffrey Hoch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>New Off-Campus Housing website<\/h3>\n<p>UConn Health does not have on-campus housing available on our campus.\u00a0 However, the University\u2019s Off-Campus Housing Office has a new section to search for housing in the UConn Health campus area of Farmington and beyond. Visit\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/offcampushousing.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external broken_link\">https:\/\/offcampushousing.uconn.edu<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-new-window\"><\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for more information!<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/03\/New-Housing-Website-1-sided-flyer.pdf\" rel=\"\">Roommate Finder Info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Biomedical Science PhD Program Outcomes:<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-804-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture1-300x170.png\" class=\"image wp-image-5075  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture1-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture1-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture1.png 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-804-5-1-0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Time-to-Complete-4.png\" class=\"image wp-image-4282  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Time-to-Complete-4.png 411w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/10\/Time-to-Complete-4-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-5-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-804-5-2-0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture2-300x183.png\" class=\"image wp-image-5076  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture2-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture2-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture2-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/04\/Picture2.png 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">GSO Contacts<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to reach out to our 2025-26 Graduate Student Organization (GSO) representatives with questions about the program or specific AoCs:<br \/>\n<span class=\"header\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><strong><b>President: <\/b><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:elahmad@uchc.edu\">Perla El Ahmad<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<b>Vice President: <\/b><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:emcarlson@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Carlson<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<b>Treasurer: <\/b><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:btailor@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breeya Sagan<\/a><strong><br \/>\nAcademic Chair:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bhattacharya@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moumita Bhattacharya<\/a><strong><br \/>\nSocial Events Chair: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:papile@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucy Papile<\/a><strong><br \/>\nSocial Media Chair: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:fracz@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuzanna Fracz<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>AoC Representatives:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Cell Biology:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:cindli@uchc.edu\">Cindy Li<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Genetics and Developmental Biology:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:srajendran@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sakthi Rajendran<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Immunology:<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:eboafo@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel Boafo<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Molecular Biology and Biochemistry:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:abebe@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betty Abebe<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Neuroscience:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:galdenzi@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zelda Galdenzi<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Skeletal Biology and Regeneration:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"mailto:stetsiv@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marta Stetsiv<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Systems Biology<\/strong><span>:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:abdalla@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya Abdalla<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>rev. 9\/25<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Student Groups<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/current\/gso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Student Organization (GSO)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/young-explorers-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Explorers in Science (YES) Program<\/a><\/em>- a student led group <span>providing research and science exposure for high school students within the under-served communities of Connecticut (contact: <a href=\"mailto:ademarco@uchc.edu\">Angie DeMarco<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Sustainability at UConn Health Student Interest Group<\/em>: open to all student on UConn Health campus; this group <span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/graduate-school-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn Health Graduate School DEI Committee<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nThis committee is comprised of graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff in The Graduate School at UConn Health<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/beyond-the-phd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the PhD<\/a><\/em>- a student-led group that supporting peer-professional networking and career development in STEM.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">UCONN Nation<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uconnhuskies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgensen.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at Storrs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Graduate School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PKofWSZFpag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConn School Of Medicine Virtual Tour of Farmington Campus<\/a>\u00a0(video)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-804-7-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Local Links<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvisit.com\/hartford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit CT: The Connecticut River Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WMo5GeJrZaU&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non-Stop Connecticut: Autumn Desintations in the Greater Hartford Area<\/a> (video)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cttransit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CT Transit System<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/student-affairs\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Housing Options<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-804-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Genomics Powerhouse: JAX-GM and UConn Health<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Genomics Powerhouse: UConn &amp; JAX | UConn\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpGeTMiVqRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-804-8\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-804-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Blackboard Collaborate Info<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/01\/012026_Collaborate-Overview-for-Candidates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collaborate Overview for Candidates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-804-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-804-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-804-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCH Grad School Newsletter Learn more about UCH Grad School programs in our latest Newsletter: February 2026 UConn Health Graduate School Newsletter Student Spotlight Hear current students share their perspectives on the Biomedical Science PhD program: \u00a0 \u00a0 Cindy Li\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 02:40:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":153,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5550,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804\/revisions\/5550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}