School of Medicine
‘Healthy Rounds’: Medicaid Myths, Keeping CT Families Healthy
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves and Dr. Alessi discuss the impacts of social determinants of health
mRNA’s Matryoshka Move
Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece
Polyploidy-Induced Senescence May Drive Aging, Tissue Repair, and Cancer Risk
“Our work highlights the need to study polyploidy and senescence in concert to understand their roles in aging, cancer, and therapeutic resistance.”
Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Blaise Pascal Medal of European Academy of Sciences
The Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science from the EurASc was awarded to Laurencin in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field.
UConn Health’s Ophthalmology Chief Joins Statewide Society Leadership
Dr. Edmund Farris begins 2-year term on Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians executive board
A Pill Explores New Frontier in Early Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
UConn School of Medicine offering innovative clinical trial testing novel pill’s impact for reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease
UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Attends The World Academy of Sciences Conference
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., K.C.S.L, an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) since 2006, took part in the TWAS 2025 Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
‘Healthy Rounds’: Our Great Strides in Cardiology Care
UConn Health cardiologist Dr. Peter Schulman joins Dr. Alessi to discuss the evolution of cardiovascular disease care and prevention
UConn Participating in Novel Clinical Trial for Curbing the Most Common Type of Kidney Inflammation
Clinical Research Center of UConn School of Medicine teaming with Connecticut’s Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for innovative clinical trial targeting the root cause of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN).
Stopping Heart Disease Before It Starts
February is American Heart Month and the Preventive Cardiology services at UConn Health is providing ways for patients to focus on identifying cardiovascular risk early, often years or even decades before symptoms appear.