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Kim Krieger

Kim Krieger has covered politics from Capitol Hill and energy commodities from the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Her stories have exposed fraud in the California power markets and mathematical malfeasance in physics. And she knows what really goes on in the National Radio Quiet Zone. These days, Kim tells clear, compelling stories of the research at UConn. Her work connects Connecticut citizens and the press with the vast resources of their flagship public university. When not at UConn, she can be found kayaking among the beautiful Norwalk islands, digging in her garden, or occasionally enjoying the silence in the National Radio Quiet Zone.

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On the left, a diagram showing how the testing process works; on the right, a picture of the device itself.

UConn Researchers Develop Cheap, Accurate Device to Diagnose COVID-19

How red blood cells and laser light offer the opportunity to make a rapid diagnosis

May 26, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Nanotube bundles (yellow) containing RNA enter a cell. From left to right, the images show the endosomes (red) surrounding the nucleus (blue) of the cell begin to swell. Around the 3 hour mark, the endosomes burst and spill the RNA payload (green). The RNAs spread throughout the cell over the next two days.

Escape From the Endosome!

An innovative approach that prove valuable for developing new medicines

May 17, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
The arrows show where oligodendrocyte precursor cells (blue – all OPCs, pink- dividing OPCs) and their growth factor receptors are in contact with microglia (green) and their signaling proteins (red).

Repairing Nerves Requires Prods of Protein

It turns out the 'bad guys' of the brain aren't so bad after all

May 5, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
"Dr. Eric May (left) discusses virus research with students Prakhar Bansal (standing) and Shaan Kamal (right).

Raising the Odds Against Viral Infection

Learning how viruses slip into cells, with an eye toward making it harder for them

April 23, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
The lefthand image shows two cells just after they have divided; the turquoise cell on the upper left remains a germline stem cell, while the green cell on the lower right is transforming into an egg cell. The right hand image shows the concentration of active Mad in the cells. The germline stem cell on the upper left has much more active Mad, and so is a brighter blue than the egg cell.

Don’t Get Mad: For Stem Cells, Location is Destiny

Investigating how stem cells turn into new tissue, while remaining stem cells

April 21, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
An older woman seen from behind as she receives the COVID-19 vaccine at an outdoor vaccination center. UConn Health researchers are studying why COVID-19 is so much deadlier for older adults, in a project that will yield insights into the effect of vaccines on adult immune systems.

Study Seeks to Learn Why COVID-19 Is So Deadly for the Old

Research that will provide valuable insights about how vaccines affect immune systems

March 30, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Glass glowing light bulb and business sketched ideas

Testing the Success of Their Communication Class, Scientists are Surprised

How do you measure the success of a science communication class? The answer is more complex than it may seem.

March 4, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery
Clipboard with written prescription statins and stethoscope.

Statistically, Not Enough People Take Statins

Too many people are taking aspirin for heart health when it may not be effective for them.

February 18, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Image of coronavirus

UConn Health Researchers Track COVID-19 Immunity

Antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 are universal in survivors of the illness, but their ability to counteract the virus varies significantly.

February 8, 2021 | Kim Krieger

UConn Health
Lightning strikes over a city at night, illustrating the sudden and dangerous nature of so-called cytokine storms, potentially fatal episodes where inflammation-causing proteins flood the blood.

Cytokine Storms Can Kill. Researchers Found the Protein that Sparks Them

Researchers at UConn Health have made a discovery that offers insight into a disease that kills roughly 270,000 Americans every year.

January 11, 2021 | Kim Krieger

Research & Discovery UConn Health