Lauren Woods


Author Archive

Dr. Aida Roman caring for primary care patient Denise L. Donnelly in exam room happily.

Inaugural ‘Rising Scholar’ Succeeding at UConn School of Medicine

Dr. Aida Roman is conducting research while caring for Primary Care patients in the Department of Medicine at UConn Health.

Photo of Dr. Rachel M. Stanley in blue blazer smiling.

Connecticut Children’s and UConn School of Medicine name Dr. Rachel M. Stanley as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics

Dr. Stanley's leadership appointment is a homecoming back to UConn, where she completed her pediatric residency training

Standing in front of new signage for Institute is Ali Serrantino.

Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research

Meet Bleeding Disorders Research Coordinator Ali Serrantino, MS, of the New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center.

AdobeStock artwork showcasing MLK Jrs work in word cloud

UConn Medical Students Reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Public Service

The next generation of doctors training at UConn share how they are carrying on Dr. King’s legacy of helping others.

Blanka Rogina, Ph.D. in white coat

New Vice President of the Gerontological Society of America is from UConn

Blanka Rogina, M.S., Ph.D. begins her 1-year term as vice president of the GSA this January.

Niki Meka holding an ultrasdound in the ED smiling

UConn Medical Students Always Advancing Scientific Knowledge

The highly successful Summer Research Program is powered by generous donations to the Dean’s Discovery Fellowship Fund

Trainees proudly holding up their awarded certificates.

With UConn’s Help, Zambia’s First Radiology Residency Transforms into a Medical Leader in Southern Africa

UConn Radiologist Dr. Jill Wruble on how volunteerism ignited the Global Village of ‘GlobalRadZambia’

Dr. Feldstein Ewing smiling in her office with brain scans on computer.

Brain Scans May Signal Which Therapy Tactics Work Best for Youths

Connecticut and Texas researchers working together to advance testing of the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing for youths struggling with addiction.

Alison D. Pohl (center left) and Lisa A. Chuba (center right) being awarded on stage and smiling holding their awards.

Outstanding Poster Award Goes to UConn Health’s IACUC Office

The Pillars of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) has Honored UConn Health’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) with the 2025 Pillars of PRIM&R Outstanding Poster Award.

UConn Health campus near the pond during fall.

UConn Faculty Advancing Geroscience Education

As members of the Gerontological Society of America UConn experts will help it advance Geroscience Education with new support from National Institute on Aging.