Graduate Student Sukrut Karandikar Completes Dissertation Defense Posted on September 5, 2017 by Kristin Wallace Congratulations and best wishes to Sukrut Karandikar on his recent Ph.D. dissertation defense.
Maria Xu Receives an American Heart Association (AHA) Clinical Health Profession Student Training Grant Award Posted on June 19, 2017January 29, 2018 by Kristin Wallace Congratulations to Maria Xu, an M.D./Ph.D. student in Dr. Anthony Vella’s Laboratory, who has received an American Heart Association (AHA) Clinical Health Profession Student Training Grant Award for her exciting project centering on the interface of immunology with vascular biology. This AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Program aims to enhance the integration of research with clinical training for students who intend careers as physician-scientists by providing two years of stipend and project support. Her team-based scientific proposal will probe the role of T cells and cytokines in early atherosclerosis and will be performed in collaboration with Drs. Patrick Murphy, Beiyan Zhou, and Anabelle Rodriguez of the Center for Vascular Biology and Immunology departments.
Congratulations to Jeremy Grenier and Julia Svedova Posted on June 19, 2017 by Kristin Wallace We offer congratulations and best wishes to Jeremy Grenier and Julia Svedova on their recent Ph.D. dissertation defenses.
Dr. Vijay Rathinam Celebrated by the Office of Faculty Affairs Posted on June 5, 2017June 19, 2017 by Kristin Wallace The Office of Faculty Affairs takes the opportunity throughout the year to celebrate UConn Health faculty. Each faculty member they spotlight has been selected from recent nominations received from our department chairs, center directors, and educational leadership. Our own Dr. Vijay Rathinam was selected for this recognition. Watch Faculty Spotlight Video.
Dr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja Receives a UConn Research Excellence Program Award Posted on June 5, 2017February 14, 2018 by Kristin Wallace Congratulations to Dr. Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja on receiving a UConn Research Excellence Program award for her proposal entitled, “Modulation of Noncanonical Inflammasome by Bacterial Pathogen”. The focus of this project is to understand the mechanisms by which bacterial pathogens modulate the host innate immune responses to successfully establish an infection.
Erica Lorenzo Receives a Glenn/AFAR Scholarship Posted on May 11, 2017 by Kristin Wallace Erica Lorenzo, pictured here with her mentor Dr. Laura Haynes, received a Glenn/AFAR Scholarship for Research in the Biology of Aging. This competitive program is designed to give students enrolled in M.D., D.O., Ph.D., or combined-degree programs the opportunity to conduct a three-to-six-month research project focused on biomedical research in aging with the goal of learning more about the field of aging research, as well as increasing their understanding of the challenges involved in improving the quality of life for older people.
Dr. Kamal Khanna Receives a Department of Defense 2016 PRMRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award Posted on April 20, 2017 by Kristin Wallace Congratulations to Dr. Kamal Khanna on receiving a Department of Defense 2016 PRMRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Partnering PI Option entitled, “Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of the Pregnane X Receptor Targeting Indole Bacterial Metabolites in Inflammatory Bowel Disease”.
Congratulations to Oriana Perez, Mai Fujiwara and Paurvi Shinde Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by Kristin Wallace Oriana Perez, Mai Fujiwara and Paurvi Shinde receive our congratulations on their recent Ph.D. dissertation defenses. We wish you all the best!
Celebrating Our Faculty, Dr. Beiyan Zhou Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by Kristin Wallace The Office of Faculty Affairs takes the opportunity throughout the year to celebrate UConn Health faculty. Each faculty member they spotlight has been selected from recent nominations received from our department chairs, center directors, and educational leadership. Our own Dr. Beiyan Zhou received a nomination. Watch Faculty Spotlight Video
Dr. Andrei Medvedev Receives an R21 Grant Posted on January 29, 2017January 30, 2017 by Kristin Wallace Congratulations to Dr. Andrei Medvedev who received an R21 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH. The project is entitled, “Long-Non-Coding RNA, TLR Tolerance and Sepsis”.