School of Medicine

Researchers Develop Strategy to Thermally Stabilize Microneedle Vaccine Technology

Researchers use sugar molecules to help eliminate the need for cold-chain storage, a common logistical hurdle for vaccine distribution

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UConn and Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Celebrated by St. Lucia

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health was honored this November by St. Lucian officials with high honors.

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Five UConn Professors Named to World’s Highly Cited Research List

The list uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field

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UConn Offers Nation’s First Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Master’s Program

It’s not brain surgery—but it’s close

Former medical students with Dr. Susan Levine.

Season of Thanksgiving: UConn Health Cares for Refugees and Immigrants in Need

To date, 1,000 people from roughly 40 countries have been assisted by UConn Immigrant Health, which provides health care, education, and advocacy

Dr. Susan Tannenbaum with Grace Rosol

Battling Stage 4 Breast Cancer for 4 Years: ‘I Have Cancer, But Cancer Does Not Have Me’

UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, a world leader in cancer vaccines, is researching innovative vaccines against aggressive breast cancer and teaming with the V Foundation to raise more research funding for this game-changing research

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UConn Researcher’s Work Will Feature in International Space Station Mission

The low-gravity experiments could yield benefits across a wide range of health disciplines

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‘Motherhood is Awesome’ – Sickle Cell Patient Thankful for Healthy Baby Girl

UConn Health’s New England Sickle Cell Institute and Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic helped make Daisha’s lifelong dream come true

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Profile of a Veteran: Jordan Dean, UConn Medical Student

Jordan Dean is a second-year UConn medical student who served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years, achieving the rank of staff sergeant. He shares his perspective as a veteran and physician in training.

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Awards UConn Health’s Dr. Genice Nelson

For more than two decades, Genice Nelson has been providing a voice, respect, and high quality care to sickle cell patients: “I saw that patients with sickle cell really need a voice. I felt like I could be that voice.”