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UConn Center on Aging to Transform our Understanding of Cellular Senescence in Human Aging with NIH-Funded Tissue Mapping Center Discoveries

The journal Nature Aging has highlighted the new NIH-funded SenNet Consortium that includes an NIH Common Fund U54 Tissue Mapping Center at UConn Health/JAX to better understand senescent cells which underlie aging and chronic disease development.

Dr. Maritza Perez with laser machine in dermatology exam room

A Gift of Lasers

UConn Health dermatologist donates high-tech machines to the practice, broadening treatment and training options

Dr. Binsheng Wang of the UConn Center on Aging

UConn Center on Aging Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded by the American Federation for Aging Research

Dr. Binsheng Wang is just one of nine postdoctoral fellows to be selected nationally for this prestigious grant award.

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Podcast: Breaking Down Health Barriers With Urban Service

Hear from three students who canvassed Hartford neighborhoods in the name of preventive medicine

Rulebreakers Even Among the Bad Guys: Researchers Unravel a Population of ‘Cheating’ Cells in Cancers

The research—unraveling a unique phenomenon— answers several conundrums about cancer, while opening new lines of scientific inquiry

Jonathan looking out a car window with holiday lights reflecting off the car

Bright Lights and Warm Wishes

As we say goodbye to 2022, the road ahead looks open and bright

Dr. Leo Wolansky at UConn Health

UConn Radiology Chair Dr. Leo Wolansky Wins Best Abstract Award at the Radiologic Society of North America Annual Meeting

Dr. Leo Wolansky is the 2022 Kuo York Chynn Foundation Award recipient for the best abstract in neuroradiology research at RSNA 2022, one of the largest medical meetings in the world.

UConn Health Experts Weigh in on RSV Surge

Experts recommend continued vigilance to prevent spread of all respiratory illnesses, including influenza, COVID-19

Dr. Erica Chen presents a poster

Uncovering Brain Cancer’s Molecular Signature

UConn Health, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine among few in the world able to analyze tumors with elite precision

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin's portrait will be on the medal of the newly established Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award Launched by the AIChE

A new award has been established in honor of UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin. The Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award will recognize an individual's leadership in convergence research in regenerative engineering — a field pioneered by Laurencin