UCONN HEALTH
Neuroscience Department
Exploring Minds, Illuminating Futures
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
28
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today 12:00pm
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Research In Progress Talk
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today -
May
29
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Sanjeev Yadav, PhD 11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Sanjeev Yadav, PhD
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
“microRNA Inhibitors for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke.”
Presenter: Sanjeev Yadav, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Verma Lab Department of Neuroscience UConn Health, Farmington, CT
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Jun
4
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Mitchell 12:00pm
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Mitchell
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Research in Progress Talk
“Prefrontal cortical activity during a multi-armed bandit task.”
Presenter: Alexander Mitchell, Spellman Lab
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Jun
5
No Neuroscience Seminar Series Today 11:00am
No Neuroscience Seminar Series Today
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
No Neuroscience Seminar Series Today
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
- Peter Brown wins the 2025 ARVO MIT Outstanding Poster AwardPeter 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 2025Spring 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 Today4-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 labPeter 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