Rajkumar Verma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience has much to celebrate. His article titled, “Inhibition of miR-141-3p Ameliorates the Negative Effects of Poststroke Social Isolation in Aged Mice” was selected as the 1st prize winner of the 2018 Stroke Progress and Innovation Award. This award was presented at the 2019 International Stroke Conference of […]
Dr. Byoung-Il Bae Joins UConn Health
It is a great pleasure to announce that Dr. Byoung-Il Bae will join the Department of Neuroscience as an assistant professor on January 4, 2019. Dr. Bae received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University in 2006 under the guidance of Dr. Solomon H. Snyder. His Ph.D. thesis explored how mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) protein […]
Dr. Douglas Oliver Receives $3.2 Million U.S. DoD Grant
Adding to the Arsenal Against Tinnitus UConn Health professor of neuroscience, Douglas Oliver, has received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to develop an improved detection method for one of the most prevalent health problems for veterans. Tinnitus is the sensation of ringing in the ears. […]