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Neuroscience Department

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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. Sep 11 Neuroscience Journal Club - Kumar 12:00pm
  2. Sep 12 Neuroscience Seminar Series - Jungsu Kim, PhD 11:00am
  3. Sep 18 Neuroscience Journal Club - Caro 12:00pm
  4. Sep 19 Neuroscience Seminar Series - Jennifer Gelinas, MD/PhD 11:00am
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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

  • High distinctions for medical students from the Mohan lab
    High distinctions for medical students from the Mohan lab The Mohan lab is proud to announce the research achievements of students from the UCONN School of Medicine who will present their innovative results at the 2024 international conference Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) held in Seattle, WA. Michael Li, who is investigating […]
    Posted on August 20, 2024
  • Dr. Xiong wrote invited review at Trends in Molecular Medicine
    Mutations in leucine-rich-repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are the most common causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD) up to date. Dysfunction in LRRK2 enzymatic activities and elevated protein levels are associated with the disease. How is LRRK2 activated, and what downstream molecular and cellular processes does LRRK2 regulate? Addressing these questions is crucial to decipher the disease […]
    Posted on August 20, 2024
  • Imitola selected as Sonnentag Distinguished Visiting Professor
    Dr. Jaime Imitola was honored as the Sonnentag Distinguished Visiting Professor and Lecturer by the Department of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery of the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville. He presented a lecture in Human cellular models of Neurological diseases and translational neuroscience on July 22, 2024.   Dr. Imitola laboratory focus on translational neuroimmunology of Neural stem cells […]
    Posted on August 16, 2024