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
7
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Frost 12:00pm
Neuroscience RIP Talk - Frost
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Research in Progress Talk
“Developmentally downregulated Nfe2l3 promotes RGC survival and axon regeneration in vivo.“
Presenter: Matthew Frost, Trakhtenberg Lab
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May
8
Neuroscience Seminar Series - David Martinelli, PhD 11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - David Martinelli, PhD
Thursday, May 8th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
“The pleiotropic C1Q-like proteins regulate both neuronal synapses and oligodendrocyte maturation.”
Presenter: David Martinelli, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience UConn Health, Farmington, CT
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May
14
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today 12:00pm
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Research in Progress Talk
No Neuroscience RIP Talk Today
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May
15
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Xinran Du, PhD 11:00am
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Xinran Du, PhD
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Low Learning Center (UConn Health)
Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund
“Presenilin loss impairs synaptic function and promotes axonal degeneration via ryanodine receptor dysfunction in a γ-secretase–independent manner.”
Presenter: Xinran Du, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Wang Lab Department of Neuroscience UConn Health, Farmington, CT
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
- 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
- Sanjeev Kumar Yadav from Verma Lab Receives ISN Travel AwardSanjeev Yadav, a second-year postdoctoral researcher in Verma Lab has been awarded a prestigious travel grant from the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN). This award supports his participation in the 2025 ISN-American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN) Conference, where he will present his first-author research on the Anti-miRs for Ischemic stroke therapy. The conference offers a […]Posted on February 13, 2025
- Michael Li lands a spot in Ophthalmology residencyMichael Li, a fourth-year medical student in the UConn School of Medicine successfully matched to his top choice in Ophthalmology Residency. Michael has completed four years of research in the Mohan lab in the Neuroscience department, pioneering the study of corneal Schwann cells and helping identify a novel treatment for axonal regeneration. His remarkable trajectory stems from […]Posted on February 11, 2025