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MCB PSM graduates with Dr. Joerg Graf, Professor, MCB.
First year MCB PSM students in the Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques course.
MCB PSM students in the Bacterial DNA & RNA Isolation and Quality Control class.
In Idaho, Dr. Joerg Graf (left), Lidia Beka and Erin Breaker (right, MCB PSM Microbial Systems Analysis student) test trout for fish pathogens as part of a USDA grant, using next generation sequencing to detect low abundant pathogens.
Scott Conroy, MCB PSM Applied Genomics program, presenting his research at the UConn-TIP Intern Research Day.
MCB PSM students loading the MinIONs in the Genome Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation course.
MCB PSM students using the multichannel pipettes in the Advanced Liquid Handling class, where they learn to use automated liquid handling robots.
Nathan Lawlor, M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis, second from right, with his JAX-GM internship mentors, Krishna Karuturi, Ph.D., Director of Computational Sciences, far left, and Joshy George, Ph.D., Computational Scientist, far right, at JAX-GM in Farmington, CT.
In Idaho, Erin Breaker, M.S. Microbial Systems Analysis student, left, and Lidia Beka test trout for fish pathogens as part of a USDA grant, using next generation sequencing to detect low abundant pathogens.
First year MCB PSM students in the Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques course.
UConn Technology Incubation Program (UConn-TIP) MCB PSM internship program event.
The MinION team from the MCB PSM Genome Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation course.
MCB PSM students learning to use the MinIONs in the Genome Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation course.
UConn Technology Incubation Program (UConn-TIP) MCB PSM internship program event.
The MinION instructors from the MCB PSM Genome Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation course.

In response to the national priority for training graduate students at the master's level for careers outside of academia, the University of Connecticut is pleased to launch three new Professional Master's Degrees in Science and Mathematics. Our innovative programs are hybrids between the traditional coursework degree (emphasizing formal theoretical coursework) and the traditional thesis degree (emphasizing original research project), incorporating the best of both. This new Professional Science Masters program was established with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

The new degrees provide substantial cross-training for successful performance in business, governmental or corporate environments. Each program incorporates elements of laboratory or problem-solving experiences, computer literacy, and communication skills. We are currently recruiting qualified and highly motivated students.

Winter Session 2023
MCB Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Winter Courses

Hands on training on state-of-the-art instruments through short, intense modular training courses. [ more...]
Posted on January 27, 2023

May Term 2022
MCB Professional Science Master’s May Term 2022 Courses

Hands on training on state-of-the-art instruments through short, intense modular training courses. [ more...]
Posted on March 22, 2022

Winter Session 2022
MCB Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Winter Courses

Hands on training on state-of-the-art instruments through short, intense modular training courses. [ more...]
Posted on March 22, 2022

Summer Session 2021
MCB Professional Science Master’s Summer Session 2021 Courses

Hands on training on state-of-the-art instruments through short, intense modular training courses. [ more...]
Posted on April 30, 2021

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