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Denisse Tafur, Huakang Huang and Dinesh Babu Uthaya Kumar are UConn Graduate School students studying biomedical science who completed advanced training in translational research at the NIH's Clinical Center this summer.

Three UConn Biomedical Students Tapped for Prestigious NIH Opportunity

This summer three UConn Graduate School students studying biomedical science at UConn Health were invited by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda for advanced training in translational research.

Ching C. Lau, M.D., Ph.D.

Leading Pediatric Cancer Researcher Dr. Ching C. Lau Joins UConn Health

Dr. Ching C. Lau, a leading expert in pediatric brain and bone tumor research, has just joined UConn School of Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.

Lead radiology tech, Sharie Whittley, guides a patient through a mammogram. The Beekley Imaging Center at UConn Health has two advanced 3-D mammogram (tomosynthesis) machines. (Paul Horton for UConn)

Eliminating the Wait and Worry of Breast Cancer Screenings

'Our goal is to get each woman their screening results in 15 minutes,' says the head of women's imaging at UConn Health.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, speaks with Dr. Bruce T. Liang, left, and Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, during a ceremony at UConn Health Thursday to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space as part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Ceremony Heralds Success of Bioscience Connecticut

Gov. Malloy and legislators joined University leaders today to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space.

Dr. Marja Hurley in her laboratory at UConn Health. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Dr. Marja Hurley Honored for Outstanding Research

Dr. Marja Hurley was awarded the prestigious 2016 Lawrence G. Raisz Award by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) for her career's outstanding research achievements.

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. David Weinstein. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

World’s Top Researcher of Rare Genetic Liver Disease Coming to UConn Health

Dr. David A. Weinstein’s program on Glycogen Storage Disease is the largest clinical and research effort of its kind in the world.

Sickle cell patient Evelyn Richard at the New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn Health. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Helping Adults With Sickle Cell Live Longer

Care providers at the New England Sickle Cell Institute help patients live longer, healthier, less painful lives.

Incident/injury report form. (Shutterstock Photo)

Work Injuries in Connecticut Up, Above National Average

Connecticut's rate of workplace injury is up 8 percent. The state is 7 percent higher than the national average, and has been for the past 7 years.

SAVS

Back to School: Empowering Bystanders in the Face of Bullying

UConn Health students led by Dr. Damion Grasso are empowering youth bystanders to help reduce bullying through its UConn Health Students Against Violence in Schools (SAVS) program.

Michael Poulin, 70, of West Hartford.

Vascular Surgeon Helps Patient Beat Survival Odds

A 70-year-old survived an abdominal aortic aneurysm, thanks to the quick work of his surgeon and UConn John Dempsey Hospital.