Peter 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 […]
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav from Verma Lab Receives ISN Travel Award
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 lands a spot in Ophthalmology residency
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 […]