Joanne Conover is an Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology. Her research expertise is in developmental neurobiology, stem cell biology and neurodegenerative diseases. In particular she is interested in changes that occur to the brain as a consequence of aging, disease or following injury. Currently, one program in the Conover laboratory involves whole brain, cellular and subcellular imaging techniques to assess the damage following repeated traumatic brain injury, the type of injury that develops following several concussive head injuries. In other projects, molecular biology techniques and gene-targeted mice are used to determine the molecular mechanisms that maintain a stem cell niche in the adult brain. Dr. Conover’s teaching includes courses in Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Neurobiology and Freshman Year Experience classes for Women in the STEMs. She is also actively involved in several committees promoting science and research opportunities for undergraduate students. She chairs the Goldwater Nomination Committee and is involved with SURF, University Scholar and McNair fellowship programs, and is the Director of UConn's Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WiMSE) Learning Community from 2013-2015. Dr. Conover did her undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University and received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Bath, England. She did additional postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Research Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown NY and a Research Associate at Rockefeller University in New York City prior to coming to the University of Connecticut in 2002. Email: joanne.conover@uconn.edu
Laboratory Personnel
Postdoctoral Fellows
Krysti Todd, PhD
Graduate Students
Amanda Coletti
Alexandra Trausch
Undergraduate Students
University Scholar 2016
University Scholar 2016
University Scholar 2016
