A new stem cell model of Angelman syndrome delivers evidence for three molecular mechanisms underlying the condition — and one potential treatment. Researchers presented the unpublished results today at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. The study found that the primary genetic cause of the syndrome, deletion of the UBE3A gene, […]
John Wizeman, Ph.D. Candidate, Defends Public Thesis Defense
John Wizeman recently defended his public thesis defense, entitled “The Role of Citrullination and the Type III Intermediate Filaments in Retinal gliosis” on August 19, 2016; major advisor Dr. Royce Mohan. He will begin his postdoc at UConn Health in the Department of Genetics & Genome Sciences with Dr. James Li. On behalf of the […]
Mandakini Singh, Ph.D. Candidate, Success at GSRD
The 33rd Annual Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD) took place on Thursday, June 9, 2016. This was a very special day for our graduate students at UConn Health. The day included student talks, a poster session and a keynote address by Dr. Deborah Hogan. Several awards were given out, and we are pleased to announce […]