Physiology & Neurobiology

Student Kynza Khimani wears a pink shirt while sitting on steps of building.

Kynza Khimani ’22, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

"I was able to build a community by joining different clubs and organizations."

a portrait of Akiko Nishiyama.

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.

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.

Professor Dan Schwartz

Meet the Researcher: Dan Schwartz, Physiology & Neurobiology

Researcher Dan Schwartz's talents have led him to pursue a dizzying array of projects at UConn.

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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.

Concert goers stampede through the gate to get front row seating at the annual concert in 2015. (Mark Reinstein/Shutterstock Photo)

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.

The 2019 Fulbright U.S. Student Program honorees. First row, from left to right: Chriss Sneed, Ph.D. student in sociology; Angela Kang ’19 (CLAS); Brianna McClure ’19 (CLAS); Kim Sawicki ’19 (CAHNR). Second row, from left to right: Sahil Laul ’19 (CLAS); Dhruv Shah ’19 (CLAS); Omar Taweh ’19 (CLAS). (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

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.

Colin Cleary, a first year doctoral student in UConn's Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) (Photo provided by Colin Cleary).

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.

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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.