School of Medicine

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Disrupting Alzheimer’s Protein BACE

Dr. Riqiang Yan, chair of the UConn Health Department of Neuroscience, has received a competitive renewal grant of $3.2 million from the National Institute on Aging to study a potential treatment that gets to the core of the physiological processes responsible for Alzheimer’s.

UConn medical students practice using the Butterfly iQ, a whole body ultrasound that fits inside a pocket. The medical school is the first to incorporate this new technology into its curriculum.

UConn Med Students First to Learn with New Handheld Ultrasound

The UConn School of Medicine is the first to receive and include in its curriculum a new portable ultrasound device that is expected to revolutionize the industry.

The UConn-Wesleyan Stem Cell Core aims to advance stem cell research throughout the state. (Lanny Nagler for UConn Health)

UConn-Wesleyan Stem Cell Core: Past, Present, and Future

Established in 2006, the UConn-Wesley Stem Cell Core aims to advance stem cell research throughout the state.

UConn Health researchers developed and patented voltage-sensitive dyes in the lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. Now they have launched a startup to spread their product, which has potential in the process of drug discovery, beyond academia. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Startup Wins R&D Grant for Voltage-Sensitive Dyes

Potentiometric Probes, a biotech startup based on UConn Health technology, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new class of voltage-sensitive dyes.

The Family Medicine Advantage

The family medicine team at our Canton medical office provides complete care through all stages of life. Beth Dickens, her husband and four children all receive care at Canton Family Medicine and are happy with the convenience and quality of care the entire family receives all in the same office.

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$3.8 Million Grant to Study Interpersonal Violence Exposure and Young Children

With the $3.8 million grant from NIMH, the UConn Health research team will look at several measures of threat reactivity to explain the diversity in outcomes observed in young children exposed to interpersonal violence.

An illustration showing THC binding to cannabinoid receptors. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, green molecules) is the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis. (Getty Images)

The Blitz of Neuroscience

UConn neuroscience researchers from across departments and campuses came together this week for a "datablitz," where several graduate students presented fast-moving summaries of their research to a live audience.

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Adding to the Arsenal against Tinnitus

UConn Health professor of neuroscience, Douglas Oliver, has received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop an improved detection method for one of the most prevalent health problems for veterans, tinnitus.

Medical students gather around a digital 3D simulation patient at UConn Health. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

School of Medicine Receives Full Accreditation

At a meeting earlier this month, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited the University of Connecticut School of Medicine medical education program. The LCME is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the authority for the accreditation of medical education programs. The School of Medicine was deemed satisfactory in 92 of the […]

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Using Tiny Worms to Reveal Big Truths

With this $2 million grant from the NIH, UConn Health researchers aim to help the scientific community better understand how various neurons may interact through chemical synapses and gap junctions to direct bodily movement.