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.
Event
Postdoc Seminar
- February 2026Thursday, February 26
4 p.m. EM029
Zaenab Dhari, Ph.D.
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Role of Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) in Demyelination and Remyelination
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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.
Hasan Baig - Assistant Professor, UConn Stamford Campus
Michael Arul - Formulation Scientist, Toralgen
Federica Agliano - Senior Scientist II, AbbVie
Sherli Koshy-Chenthittayil - Data Analyst, Touro University Nevada
Cory Brunson - Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Yuva Kondaveeti - Senior Scientist, Enzerna Biosciences
Masoud Nickaeen - Principal Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim
Leia Shuhaibar - Medical Science Liaison, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Maren Fragala - Director of Scientific Affairs, Quest Diagnostics
Lourah Kelly - Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School





