Message from the Director

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs provides support for postdoctoral scholars and faculty with regards to hiring, terms and conditions of employment, career development counseling and any individual issues that arise. UConn Health offers a vibrant, supportive environment for postdocs to continue their research training and move forward with their careers in the life sciences. This website provides information for postdocs and faculty mentors on policies and practices, academic and social events and career development tools and workshops.

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Event

Postdocs!! Come be a part of our special 10th anniversary UCH/Jax Postdoc Research Day September 17th, 2026!!!  Register to Present Here Today!!

Postdoc Seminar

  • March 2026
    Wednesday, March 25

    4 p.m. EM029

    Dylan Krajewski, Ph.D.
    Polarized Release of Extracellular Vesicles: A Novel Mechanism of Endothelial-Leukocyte Communication at the Blood-Brain Barrier During Transendothelial Migration

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Postdoc Spotlight

Dr. Emilie Korchak is among 10 rare disease researchers in the country who will receive a $20,000 research grant at Uplifting Athletes’ Young Investigator Draft, Jan. 31 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Congratulations Dr. Korchak.

Congratulations to Dr. Nisha Mahey, whose poster was recognized at both the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response (Sept 8–12, 2025) and the 2024 International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens at UNMC (Oct 13–16, 2024).

Congratulation to Dr. Katarina Milicevi. Dr. Milicevi’s article titled ‘Plateau depolarizations in spontaneously active neurons detected by calcium or voltage imaging” published in Scientific Reports.

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Featured Postdoc Alumni

Click on title to learn about the cool things some of our former postdocs are up to these days.