
Executive Director, Office of Communications
Jessica McBride, PhD
Dr. Jessica McBride is the Executive Director of the Office of Communications at UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. She is responsible for developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies to highlight the College's unique research strengths, outstanding academic offerings, and extensive community impact. An alum, Jessica earned her Ph.D. from UConn in 2017.
Author Archive
UConn Microbiome Seed Fund Recipients
Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $50,000 to UConn faculty to support innovative and collaborative research proposals that will lead to new proposals for extramural funding in microbiome research.
May 15, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Improving the Outlook for Ovarian Cancer Patients
A team of UConn researchers has received a $1,875,750 grant from the National Cancer Institute to determine ways to improve the outlook of ovarian cancer patients.
May 11, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
START Proof of Concept Awards Announced
Through support from the CTNext Higher Education Fund, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has been able to administer the START Preliminary Proof-Of-Concept (PPOC) Fund to help advance promising technologies towards commercialization. The OVPR has recently finalized award decisions for the first three quarters funding rounds of the program. START recipients are […]
May 8, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn Health and JAX Partner to Train Future Generation of Genomic Scientists
Researchers at UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine are collaborating on a training program for the next generation of genomic scientists.
May 7, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Meet the Researcher: Cheryl Beck
Cheryl Beck has devoted her research career to helping women struggling with postpartum depression and traumatic birth experiences.
May 4, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Spring 2020 Scholarship Facilitation Fund Announcement
Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $2,000 to UConn faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance research, scholarship and creative endeavors.
May 1, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn Health Researcher Investigates Potential Therapeutic Target for Insulin Resistance
Ming Xu, a researcher in UConn's Center on Aging has received a $2.2M from the NIH to study pathways related to insulin resistance.
April 30, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
TIP of the Iceberg: UConn Incubator Connects Industry and Researchers on Projects with Global Impact
UConn researchers partner with a digital health company to support new moms in Botswana thanks to an introduction through UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP).
April 29, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
2020 Convergence Awards for Research in Interdisciplinary Centers (CARIC) Announced
UConn's OVPR recently announced the 2020 Convergence Awards for Research in Interdisciplinary Centers (CARIC), an initiative that provides up to $150,000 to interdisciplinary teams to bid for major federally funded initiatives.
April 24, 2020 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Cellular SaLaD: Understanding Cellular Processes with High-Tech Modeling Software
UConn researchers have received a $1.3M grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to maintain and foster the development of a powerful software that has helped facilitate cell biology research.
April 23, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research