Physiology & Neurobiology
Kynza Khimani ’22, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
"I was able to build a community by joining different clubs and organizations."
April 20, 2022 | Heather Borton
Akiko Nishiyama Explains the Many Strengths of a Degree in Physiology and Neurobiology
The new department head of physiology and neurobiology combines her background in medical training and scholarly research to lead students into the future of biomedical research.
October 26, 2021 | Amanda Song
Meet the Researcher: Shenelle Shaw, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate researcher Shenelle Shaw is investigating how an enzyme may have a bigger role in seizure activity than scientists had assumed.
October 7, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Meet the Researcher: Dan Schwartz, Physiology & Neurobiology
Researcher Dan Schwartz's talents have led him to pursue a dizzying array of projects at UConn.
August 13, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 CLAS, Office of the Vice President for Research
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Hanna Englander ’21 (CLAS)
A rising senior is spending her summer investigating how bacterial persisters survive lethal antibiotic treatments and contribute to infection relapse.
July 21, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Sudden Death in Epilepsy and Breathing Troubles Linked to Bad Gene
UConn neuroscientists have found a gene mutation that causes abnormal breathing in mice with a severe form of epilepsy, mimicking the human sudden death in epilepsy syndrome.
June 20, 2019 | Kim Krieger
UConn Students and Alumni Honored by Fulbright Program
The Fulbright student recipients were awarded grants to travel for study and research in South Korea, Guatemala, Turkey, the E.U., India, Brazil, and Jordan.
June 3, 2019 | Combined Reports
Meet The Researcher: Colin Cleary, UConn College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Colin Cleary, a doctoral student in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB), recently won a highly competitive National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health.
April 26, 2018 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Physiology and Neurobiology Professor William Chapple Dies
A UConn faculty member since 1966, Chapple taught thousands of students in subjects ranging from human anatomy and physiology to neuroscience.
July 14, 2014 | Alan Brush