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Our Mission

 

The mission of the Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (CT 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.

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“Anyone could, if they were so inclined, be the sculptor of their own brain.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Upcoming Events

  1. 8/12 MCB Dissertation Defense: Rebecca Newcomer

    MCB Dissertation Defense: Rebecca Newcomer

    Wednesday, August 12th, 2020

    12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

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    MCB Dissertation Defense: Rebecca Newcomer
    Structural Biology, Biophysics, and Biochemistry

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

    University of Connecticut

    Announces the

    Oral Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral Degree of

    Rebecca Newcomer

    B.S. University of Sciences in Philadelphia, 2011

    Structure determination and characterization of the monomeric phage L decoration protein by NMR


    Thesis: http://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=Thesis_RLN_200729.pdf.zip&p=LGzrt7ziG5bDgGnz2

    Wednesday, August 12, 2020

    12:00 pm

    Meeting link:
    https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=mcc739e9a124e2c9bb8a2875193bd6540
    Meeting number:
    120 218 2202
    Password:
    ErckVbZf677
    Host key:
    746714

    Major Advisor: Dr. Andrei Alexandrescu

    Associate Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Teschke

    Associate Advisor: Dr. Eric May

    Associate Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Klassen

    Associate Advisor: Dr. Nicolas Fawzi

    Contact Information: rebecca.newcomer@uconn.edu

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  2. 8/19 MCB Faculty Meeting

    MCB Faculty Meeting

    Wednesday, August 19th, 2020

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Storrs Campus
    virtual

    MCB Faculty Meeting
    Pre-Semester Faculty Meeting

    Contact Information: maggie.mcdonnell@uconn.edu

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  3. 8/26 Neuroscience Journal Club - Welcome

    Neuroscience Journal Club - Welcome

    Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

    12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

    Other
    Blackboard Link

    Neuroscience Journal Club

    Organizational Meeting

    Contact Information: David Martinellii, davidmartinelli@uchc.edu

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  4. 8/26 MCB Annual Departmental Retreat and New Graduate Student Orientation

    MCB Annual Departmental Retreat and New Graduate Student Orientation

    Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

    01:30 PM - 04:00 PM

    Other
    Virtual

    MCB Annual Departmental Retreat and New Graduate Student Orientation
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Annual Departmental Retreat and New Graduate Student Orientation

    Contact Information: maggie.mcdonnell@uconn.edu

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News

  • Photo Announcing Educational Playcare Fellowship
  • Photo of astrocyte
    The Institute's annual Meet and Speak event occurred on May 14th and 15th. To find out more about our events, click here.
  • Photo of Charles Davis, a graduate student in psychology shows an axial image of the brain to a group of EO Smith high school on May 17, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)
    On May 27th, IBACS and BIRC hosted tours of the Brain Imaging Research Center for high school students from E.O Smith High School. In this photo, Charles Davis, a graduate student in Psychological Sciences, shows an axial image of the brain to a group of students. Click here to view more images. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Six Short Films Profiling IBACS-Affiliated University Researchers

  • Gerry Altmann
  • Marie Coppola
  • Phil Smith
  • John Salamone
  • Emily Myers
  • Dorit Bar-On

Contact Us:

Phone: 860-486-4937
E-mail: ibacs@uconn.edu
Address: CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences
University of Connecticut
337 Mansfield Rd Unit 1272
Storrs, CT 06269

Recent Posts

  • Martin Flament Fultot Doctoral Dissertation Defense
  • Reminder: Virtual AI/Computational Modeling Meet & Speak on 5/6
  • Virtual AI/Computational Modeling Meet & Speak on 5/6
  • IBACS Meet & Speak POSTPONED
  • IBACS Meet & Speak Registration

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