Our Mission
The mission of The Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBACS) is to serve as both a beacon and incubator for research across the brain and cognitive sciences at UConn and beyond; promoting and supporting the interdisciplinary science of the mind and its realization in biological and artificial systems.
“Anyone could, if they were so inclined, be the sculptor of their own brain.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Upcoming Events
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4/29
Doctor Dissertation Oral Defense of Veronica Hanna
Doctor Dissertation Oral Defense of Veronica Hanna
Monday, April 29th, 2024
09:30 AM
Family Studies Building
Human Development and Family Sciences - “The Role of Religion in Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth and Young Adults’ Lives”
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4/29
MCB Dissertation Defense: Corey Theodore
MCB Dissertation Defense: Corey Theodore
Monday, April 29th, 2024
01:00 PM
ESB 121
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree
Corey Theodore
B.S. Curry College
Cytoskeletal Control of Autophagosome Turnover and Lysosome Integrity
Monday, April 29, 2024
1:00 PM
ESB 121
Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Campellone
Associate Advisor: Dr. Adam Zweifach
Associate Advisor: Dr. David Goldhamer
Examiner: Dr. Nathan Alder
Examiner: Dr. Juliet Lee
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4/30
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amanda DelVichio
MCB Dissertation Defense: Amanda DelVichio
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
01:00 PM
ESB 121
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Connecticut
Announces the
Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree
Amanda DelVichio
B.S. University of Dubuque
Tendon-Like Cells of the Intermuscular Fascia are Causal Cells of Heterotopic Ossification in a Mouse Model of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
1:00 PM
ESB 121
Major Advisor: David Goldhamer
Associate Advisor: Charles Giardina
Associate Advisor: Kenneth Campellone
Examiner: Michael O’Neill
Examiner: Akiko Nishiyama
Link to Current Draft of Dissertation
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5/1
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Amanda Coletti
Amanda Coletti will defend her dissertation, “Evaluation of a Storytelling Training Program for STEM Professionals: A Qualitative Examination and Application of Communicated Narrative Sense-Making Theory”, in partial fulfillment of the
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5/1
IBACS End-of-Year Event
IBACS End-of-Year Event
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Rome Ballroom
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5/1
PNB Seminar Series: Dr. Duojia Pan
PNB Seminar Series: Dr. Duojia Pan
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Torrey Life Sciences Building
On Wednesday, 5/1/24, Dr. Duojia Pan will be here at UConn for our seminar series from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. His talk will be titled “The Hippo signaling pathway - discovery, regulation and evolution.”
Contact Information:
Dr. René N Rovozzo, PhD
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Educational Program Assistant
University of Connecticut
Physiology & Neurobiology
75 North Eagleville Road, U-3156
Storrs-Mansfield, CT 06269-3156
Phone: 860-486-3304
rene.rovozzo@uconn.edu