- Marwa Elamin - Winner of the 2022 Speak4Science short talk awards at 2022 PDRD
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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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Rafael Ricci de Azevedo recently received a $66,000 Careers in Immunology Fellowship from the American Association of Immunologists to support his work on the mechanism of Shiga toxin-mediated cell death.
Binsheng Wang received a prestigious $60,000 Glen Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research. He received one of only nine fellowships awarded nationally for his work on p21 highly expressing senescent cells.
Mehdi Samandari received a Good Food Institute grant for $250K to study meat biomanufacturing using tissue engineering. He also has had three first-author publications (Trends in Biotechnology, Advanced Materials and in Bioactive Materials).
Featured Postdoc Alumni
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- Lourah Kelly - Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School
- Yuva Kondaveeti - Senior Scientist, Enzerna Biosciences
- Leia Shuhaibar - Medical Science Liaison, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- Maren Fragala - Director of Scientific Affairs, Quest Diagnostics
- Masoud Nickaeen - Principal Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Federica Agliano - Senior Scientist II, AbbVie
- Cory Brunson - Assistant Professor, University of Florida
- Sherli Koshy-Chenthittayil - Data Analyst, Touro University Nevada