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Neuroscience Department
Exploring Minds, Illuminating Futures
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Neurobiology of Disease Research
Basic Neuroscience Research
Welcome From The Chair
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.
Upcoming Events
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May
1
Neuroscience Journal Club - Guzzo/Bargagna-Mohan 12:00pm
Neuroscience Journal Club - Guzzo/Bargagna-Mohan
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
E4036
MEDS 6497 Neuroscience Journal Club
Presenter: Rosa Guzzo, PhD, Paola Bargagna-Mohan, PhD
Course Co-Directors: Rosa Guzzo: guzzo@uchc.edu Paola Bargagna-Mohan: bargagna-mohan@uchc.edu
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May
1
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Frost 12:00pm
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Frost
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Research in Progress Talk
“Establishing Nfe2l3 as a Novel Stimulator of Neuroprotection and Axon Regeneration.”
Presenter: Matthew Frost, Trakhtenberg Lab
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May
2
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD 11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Learning Center
Sponsored by the Kroc Lectureship Fund
“My Scientific Journey: From Lipids to Methylation, But Never Lose Your Flow.”
Presenter: Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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May
7
2024 UConn Health Department of Neuroscience Annual Retreat 8:00am
2024 UConn Health Department of Neuroscience Annual Retreat
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Mark Twain House and Museum
Distinguished Keynote Speaker: Steven A. Siegelbaum, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Professor of Pharmacology; Principal Investigator at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University
Inaugural Outstanding Alumni: Rodney Ritzel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston, McGovern Medical School
Program Resources
Helpful contacts and series of milestones as you progress toward obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy degree from UConn Health.
ExplorePhD in Biomedical Science
Our graduate students receive comprehensive interdisciplinary training in all areas of neuroscience and perform translational research at the highest level.
ExploreStudy Abroad Program
Held in Salamanca, Spain, this course is for graduate students in Neuroscience and Hearing Research and upper-level undergraduate students.
ExploreDepartment and Program News
- Daylin Gamiotea Turro of the Verma Lab receives AHA awardDaylin Gamiotea Turro, a postdoctoral fellow in the Verma lab, has received the 2024 Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Science Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). With the support of this fellowship, Daylin will contribute to our ongoing research on the Encephalomyosynangiosis (EMS) procedure to improve post-stroke recovery. EMS promotes a vascular niche […]Posted on April 24, 2024
- Trakhtenberg Lab Seeing a Path to Nerve RegenerationEphraim Trakhtenberg and his team at UConn showed that a protein called nuclear factor erythroid 3 (Nfe3) can stimulate regrowth of optic nerve cells. “This opens a whole new novel realm of research. It could help glaucoma and other types of nerve damage,” according to Trakhtenberg. A team of researchers in the lab of […]Posted on April 24, 2024
- Ricky Paramo aims high on Ophthalmology residencyRicky Paramo, a fourth-year medical student at the UCONN School of Medicine, will be pursuing his residency training at New York Medical College (NYMC). Founded in 1875, NYMC represents the oldest partnership between a private medical school and a hospital in the United States. Ricky has trained in ocular research with Drs. Royce Mohan and […]Posted on February 29, 2024
- Christian Tallo in Mohan Lab receives NEI Travel AwardChristian Tallo (class of 2026) is now the third student working in the vision research lab of Royce Mohan at the UCONN School of Medicine to win a prestigious travel award from the National Eye Institute. Christian will present his first author talk on restoring Schwann cell function in corneal chemical injury. This award enables […]Posted on February 13, 2024