PNB Research In Progress Talks - Spring 26

 

January 23 12:20 PM No Speaker Scheduled
January 30 12:20 PM TLS 111 Jorge Villalobos Santeli

Headshot Jorge Villalobos Santeli

TBA LoTurco Lab
February 6 12:20 PM TLS 111 Alexandria Pacrin

Headshot Alexandria Pacrin

TBA Menuz Lab
February 13 12:20 PM TLS 111 Ricardo Canela

Headshot Ricardo Canela

TBA  Tzingounis Lab
February 20 12:20 PM TLS 111 Kevon Afriyie

Headshot Kevon Afriyie

Sanjana Krishnakumar

Photo of Sanjana Krishnakumar wearing a UConn Center for International Students and Scholars hat, smiling enthusiastically while standing with Jonathan the Husky.

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Kanadia Lab
 

 

Yu Lab

February 27 No Speaker Scheduled – Defense
March 6 12:20 PM TLS 111 Julia Migliorati

Close up photo of Julia Migliorati standing in a greenhouse.

James Salvatore

Headshot James Salvatore

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Zarkada Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jackson Lab

March 13  12:20 PM TLS 111 Owen Greene

Photo of Owen Greene standing in front of a midwestern natural setting.

Eneida Wainman

UConn Physiology and Neurobiology white wordmark on UConn navy blue background

 

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Mulkey Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jackson Lab

March 20 No Speaker Scheduled – Spring Break!
March 27 12:20 PM TLS 111 Olivia Crawford

Headshot of Olivia Crawford, PhD student in the Zarkada Lab.

Jiangnan (Violet) Xiao

Headshot of Jiangnan (Violet) Xiao, PhD student in the Sun Lab.

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Zarkada Lab
 

 

Sun Lab

April 3 12:20 PM TLS 111 John O’Connell

Headshot of John O'Connell, PhD student in the Ostroff Lab.

Trang (Paula) To

Photo of Trang (Paula) To, PhD student in the Sciolino Lab, in front of a mountainous setting and wearing a sweatshirt that reads "Yellowstone National Park."

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Ostroff Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sciolino Lab

April 10 12:20 PM TLS 111 John Nelson

Headshot of John Nelson, PhD student in the Zarkada Lab.

Christopher Engborg

Headshot Christopher Engborg

TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

Zarkada Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich Lab

April 17 No Speaker Scheduled – Defense
April 24 No Speaker Scheduled – Undergraduate Research Symposium!
May 1 12:20 PM TLS 111 Natalie Aloisio

Photo of Natalie Aloisio, MS student in the Sun Lab, in a white blouse, standing in front of a white flowering tree.

TBA Sun Lab

 

Previous PNB Research in Progress Talks - Fall 25

 

September 5 12:20 PM TLS 111 Monica Antony

Headshot of Monica Antony

“Intersectional targeting of MCH-expressing neuron subpopulations in the lateral hypothalamus” Jackson Lab
September 12 12:20 PM TLS 111 Jairo Orea

Headshot of Jairo Orea

“The Organization of Auditory Inputs Underlying Fear Learning in the Lateral Amygdala” Ostroff Lab
September 19 12:20 PM TLS 111 Andre Jang

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“The Role of CDKL in Insect Olfaction” Menuz Lab
September 26 12:20 PM TLS 111 Saren Springer

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“Multi-omics analysis of the mouse forelimb reveals minor spliceosome inhibition alters epigenetic regulation and delays developmental trajectories” Kanadia Lab
October 3 12:20 PM TLS 111 Teng Long

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“Identifying the Molecular Components that Generate the Transepithelial Potential in Insect Sensilla” Menuz Lab
October 10 12:20 PM TLS 111 Emily Parrish-Mulliken

Headshot of Emily Parrish-Mulliken

“Beyond mushroom spines: rethinking where the spine apparatus is found” Ostroff Lab
October 17  12:20 PM TLS 111 Qichen (Will) Fan

Headshot of Will Fan

“Locus coeruleus modulation of cortical taste encoding” Sciolino Lab
October 24 12:20 PM TLS 111 Sydney Ballou

“Role of adult antennal support cells in Drosophila olfaction” Menuz Lab
October 31 12:20 PM TLS 111 Chamalka de Silva

“Molecular mechanisms guiding neuroblast migration” Conover Lab
November 7 12:20 PM TLS 111 Kaitlin Girardini

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“Understanding Intron Evolution through Classification and Comparative Genomics” Kanadia Lab
November 14 12:20 PM TLS 111 Michael Jolly Jr.

“Enhanced chemoreception contributes to breathing problems in hypertension” Mulkey Lab
November 21 No Speaker Scheduled – rescheduled
November 28 No Speaker Scheduled – Thanksgiving!
December 5 12:20 PM TLS 111 Audrey Baker

Headshot of Audrey Baker, PhD student in PNB.

“Quantitative Proteomics to Reveal Mechanisms of KCNQ2 Encephalopathy” Tzingounis/Schwartz Labs