Spring 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.       […]

Sanjeev 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 […]

Michael 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 […]