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Dr. Travis Hinson at the Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. He is a cardiovascular physician-scientist at UConn Health/JAX who serves as the Pat and Jim Calhoun Endowed Professor (Photo by JAX/ Cloe Poisson).

Getting to the ‘heart’ of precision medicine

Physician-scientist Travis Hinson, M.D., balances his time between the lab and the clinic in pursuit of personalized treatments for heart failure.

Dr. Se-Jin Lee and Dr. Emily Germain-Lee in the lab at UConn School of Medicine.

Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Being Researched at UConn

Nearly 30 years later Dr. Se-Jin Lee’s discovery of myostatin is not only leading to treatment for spinal muscular atrophy but also fueling the global obesity drug research race

A medical illustration of bacterial pneumonia in the human lung

What to Know About Pneumonia as Pope Francis Is Hospitalized

UConn Health experts say vaccinations – not just pneumococcal – are key to avoiding serious illness

UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (center) with attendees at the welcoming reception for experts participating in The World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities that convened for the first time ever in St. Lucia.

The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

UConn School of Medicine Experts Participate in Inaugural Congress in St. Lucia

Students learning how to create a splint on each other

Undergraduate Students Get Medical Experience Through Unique Classes

Students learn to approach and engage with patients and their families in the hospital for current research projects and often shadow physicians, residents, and medical students

CT High School Students Publish Their Artificial Intelligence Research Performed at UConn School of Medicine

Two high school seniors are first authors of a new AI study published in one of the top journals for systems biology.

Cato T. Laurencin

Professor Cato Laurencin Recipient of 2025 Terasaki Innovation Award

The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of biomedical innovation through research, education, industry, translation, or clinical practice

Second-year UConn medical student delivering her opening remarks at New England's American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Region 1 conference in Boston. She is the first-ever UConn medical student to be elected to serve as president of AMWA Region 1 ( Photo by Olivia Kuk/Boston University medical student)

Future Women Leaders in Medicine

UConn School of Medicine Leading New England's American Medical Women’s Association

Every February in honor of American Heart Month, UConn Health's campus lights-up red to raise greater awareness about the importance of preventing cardiovascular diseases (UConn Health Photo/Tina Encarnacion).

A Few Simple Steps to Start Preventing Heart Disease Today

February is American Heart Month: Calhoun Cardiology Center Cardiologist Shares His Heart Health Tips So You Can Begin Preventing Heart Disease Right Now

Fourth-year medical students Christopher Edwards, Sarishka Desai, Michael Li, and Margaret Boudreau, successfully early matched to their residency programs in ophthalmology. (February 10 2025/Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo).

Four Future Eye Doctors Meet Their Match

Early Match Results for Ophthalmology Residencies are in for 4 UConn School of Medicine Soon-to-Be Grads