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Neuroscience Department

Exploring Minds, Illuminating Futures

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Neurobiology of Disease Research

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

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NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES

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PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

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SENSORY PATHOLOGIES

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Basic Neuroscience Research

CELLULAR & MOLECULAR

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CIRCUIT & SYSTEMS

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DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE

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NEUROTRANSMISSION

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Welcome From The Chair

Riqiang Yan, PhD

Riqiang Yan, PhD

The Department of Neuroscience has a rich history of research excellence since it had been formally established by Dr. Richard Mains in the year 2000. Currently, we have 26 faculty members, who are actively funded their research from various sources including the federal grants and philanthropic support. Our faculty and their laboratories utilize an interdisciplinary approach to research with the goal of understanding the normal function and disorders of the nervous system that may hold the key to developing novel therapies. We nurture an exceptionally collegial academic environment with high level of interaction and collaboration among laboratories in the Department and with other laboratories at UConn Health Center and at the UConn Storrs campus, all of which make the Department of Neuroscience a vibrant and dynamic place to do science.

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Upcoming Events

  1. May 28 No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today 12:00pm
  2. May 29 Neuroscience Seminar Series - Sanjeev Yadav, PhD 11:00am
  3. Jun 4 Neuroscience RIP Talk - Mitchell 12:00pm
  4. Jun 5 No Neuroscience Seminar Series Today 11:00am
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Program Resources


Helpful contacts and series of milestones as you progress toward obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy degree from UConn Health.

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PhD in Biomedical Science


Our graduate students receive comprehensive interdisciplinary training in all areas of neuroscience and perform translational research at the highest level.

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Study Abroad Program


Held in Salamanca, Spain, this course is for graduate students in Neuroscience and Hearing Research and upper-level undergraduate students.

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Department and Program News

  • Peter Brown wins the 2025 ARVO MIT Outstanding Poster Award
    Peter Brown, a second-year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, was recently awarded the Members-in-Training (MIT) Outstanding Poster Award at the 2025 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference. Among more than 11,000 scientists, Peter shared his recent efforts in the neuroscience vision lab of Drs. Royce Mohan and […]
    Posted on May 12, 2025
  • Dr. Yulan Xiong Faculty Spotlight 2025
    Spring 2025 awardee: Yulan Xiong Ph.D. Yulan Xiong, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience, is honored for her notable impact in the field of Parkinson’s disease research.  This impressive work has contributed to discoveries which are advancing understanding of the disease and leading to new potential treatments. She was nominated by Dr. Riqiang Yan.       […]
    Posted on May 12, 2025
  • Levine Lab’s cutting-edge research featured on WFSB, UConn Today
    4-Year Old Fiona Vanderhoof Has Donated Her Cells to the Levine Lab at UConn to Fuel it’s Cutting-Edge Autism Research Developing Future Gene Therapies. As a baby, Fiona was diagnosed with a genetic condition that causes profound autism known as Dup15q Syndrome.   To learn more about Dr. Levine’s research, please click on the WFSB […]
    Posted on April 11, 2025
  • Vision Research for Homeland Security in the Mohan lab
    Peter Brown, a second-year medical student in the UConn School of Medicine, who is being mentored by Drs. Royce Mohan and Paola Bargagna-Mohan is studying how toxic chemicals cause injury to corneal nerves. Peter has received a prestigious travel award to present his latest findings at the 9th Military Vision Symposium at Harvard Ophthalmology/Mass Eye and […]
    Posted on February 21, 2025