Molecular and Cell Biology, UConn

07/29/2026

MCB's Heather Jamieson, Goldhamer Lab, won Best Poster Award at the International Conference: Muscle Stem Cells and Regeneration held 7/19-24. 2026 in Victoria, BC, Canada. Congratulations Heather!

05/12/2026

The Molecular Moldeling Collaborative Group at UConn brings together faculty and researchers who use computational approaches to understand and predict molecular behavior across chemistry, biology, and materials science,

Learn more at their recently launched website:

03/16/2026

David Goldhamer Inducted into Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

UConn scientists, engineers, doctors, and leaders account for 25% of new members to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

02/20/2026

The department is excited to announce that seven MCB students have been chosen as 2026 University Scholars!

Congratulations to

Riddhi Bansal
Anna Coulter
Rebecca Denhart
Shailaja Gillett
Anna Johnson
Jaclyn Kolor
Mackenzie Robillard

See the UConn Scholar Program announcement to learn more about the scholars.

Rachel Ainsworth Major: Physics Project Title: Using Machine Learning to optimize a 3D magneto-optical trap laser polarization and intensity for trap perfor ...

02/17/2026

MCB Search: Laboratory Assistant 1

The Molecular and Cell Biology Department is seeking to fill a 12-month Laboratory Assistant (UCP 1) position. The successful candidate will provide support for undergraduate teaching laboratories in the Department and assist faculty in the care, use, and maintenance of animals, plants, chemicals, and/or reagents used in research and/or teaching.

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12/31/2025

Adam Zweifach has agreed to serve as head of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology for a five-year term, starting Jan. 1, 2026. Adam Zweifach

Adam earned his BA in biology from the University of Pennsylvania, his Ph.D. in physiology from Yale University, and completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University. Before joining UConn in 2006, he was an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Most recently, he served as interim head during the fall 2025 semester

12/15/2025

MCB is hiring - Laboratory Technician 1

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12/11/2025

Heaslip Lab:
Cell contractility: Myosin-II-mediated contraction of fast-crawling amoebae
Curr Biol.

Myosin-II-based cell contractility is essential for cell motility and cytokinesis in species within the Amorphea eukaryotic supergroup. New work demonstrates myosin-II-based contractility in evolutionarily divergent, fast-crawling amoebae for the first time.

12/10/2025

Murray Lab:
The important interplay between metal ions and the intermediate filament protein vimentin

Vimentin is a principal intermediate filament (IF) protein that is essential for maintaining cytoskeleton architecture and cellular mechanical integrity. Growing evidence is revealing that metal ions play critical roles in modulating the structure, assembly, and mechanics of vimentin IFs. Despite th...

12/08/2025

May/Alder/Zweifach Labs:
Mitochondria-Targeted Peptides and Bilayer Composition Modulate Membrane Electroporation under Elevated Electrochemical

Cell Stress Society Internationalhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c04092