Our research group is involved in several education and outreach activities throughout the year. Here is a list of some relevant ones.
Big Genomic Data Skills Training for Professors (CT) Dr. Vera-Licona participated yearly by introducing attendees to Network Modeling.
MEDS 6455: Introduction to Systems Biology Dr. Vera-Licona introduces the topic of Reverse engineering discrete dynamical systems in this graduate-level class.
MEDS6498: Topics in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Dr. Vera-Licona introduces the topic of Network Biology in this graduate-level class. NSF Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates 2015-2018
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Modeling and Simulation in Systems Biology (MSSB) is an NSF-sponsored research program, focused on modeling and simulation in systems biology, for U.S. citizen or permanent resident undergraduate students from around the United States and Puerto Rico.
High School Internship Program This is a yearly summer research internship program for high school students from Avon and Farmington High School.
UConn Health Junior & Senior Doctors Academy Program This is a program for 11th and 12th grade students through the Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health.
UConn Health Summer Research Fellowship Program This is a yearly summer research experiences for undergraduates run by the Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health through the Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative (Aetna HPPI).
Model Your Genes the Mathematical Way II Dr. Vera-Licona was the co-director and instructor in this Mathematical Biology workshop for highschool teachers.