2023 Dean’s Award to Michael Li (student) and Dr. Royce Mohan (mentor) The UConn School of Medicine Dean’s award is presented to an outstanding medical student and their research mentor. Michael Li, a second-year medical student, is the 2023 awardee in recognition of his outstanding summer research project that was performed in the Mohan Lab. […]
Awards
Crocker lab receives new R01 to study rare disease
February 28 marks Rare Disease Day. UConn Health’s campus is lighting up this week to raise awareness of the more than 7,000 rare diseases and the importance of advancing research for them to find promising therapies and potential cures for patients. UConn School of Medicine’s Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience and immunology, has […]
Annie Yao receives prestigious F30 NIH Fellowship
Annie Yao, a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Riqiang Yan, has received a prestigious F30 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annie is a fourth year MD/PhD dual degree student. Her F30 fellowship project is entitled “The role of beta-secretase 1 (BACE1) in modulating excitatory synaptic and circuit function and behavior” […]