Molecular Biochemistry and Biology (MBB) held their first ever SciArt contest. A number of beautiful art entries were submitted, and Brittany Knight, Graduate Student in the Department of Neuroscience (Baumbauer Lab) was one of two selected to split the BEST SciArt prize this year. Congratulations Brittany! Checkout Brittany’s image, along with the many other great […]
Author: Jody Gridley
Faculty Spotlight – Featuring Dr. Douglas Oliver
Faculty Spotlight selects a specific faculty member from a number of nominations received by the department chairs. Dr. Douglas Oliver, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of neuroscience was nominated to highlight his substantial grant award from the Department of Defense for work aimed at developing an electrophysiological test for tinnitus. Dr. Oliver explains what his lab […]
Leading Alzheimer’s Disease Expert Named Neuroscience Chair
Source: UConn Today, November 30, 2017 Dr. Riqiang Yan from the Cleveland Clinic has been named the new chair of the Department of Neuroscience. He will join us this spring and establish the medical school’s first research laboratory dedicated to studying and discovering potentially new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of neurodegenerative disease. Learn more […]