School of Dental Medicine
Rare Disease Patients, Families and Researchers Join Together
In honor of Rare Disease Day, Feb. 28, 2022, Connecticut Children’s, The Jackson Laboratory and UConn Health co-hosted a virtual event entitled Voices of Patients, Researchers and Resources – a Rare Disease Day Forum. Watch the replay to learn more about how the researchers across these three collaborating institutions are truly transforming the lives of patients.
UConn Health Honor Roll
Read about the latest accolades received by the faculty and trainees of UConn Health.
Third-Year Student Places in National Dental Essay Contest
American Dental Association annual student essay contest explored the hazards of health misinformation
UConn Professor Fuses Engineering and Precision Medicine with 3-D Tumor Model
This technology will help bridge the gap between in-vitro and human subject testing for cancer drug development by applying engineering methods to medical research.
Ruiz’s Roots
Dr. Steve Ruiz draws on his family’s legacy to set his own path as the AEGD program director in the School of Dental Medicine
Get to Know Interim UConn Health CEO Dr. Bruce Liang
'If you work hard and you do the right things, everything is possible'
Tips for Tiny Teeth
In honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month, Dr. Katherine Fleming, assistant professor of pediatric dentistry, answers the top questions from parents of infants and toddlers.
Researchers Look at the Evolution of Mammals to Uncover Gene Regulation Connecting Pregnancy and Cancer Metastasis
'What we learned from other species has direct applications in advancing our understanding of human cancer'
The Class of 2022 Meets Their Match
This week, fourth year students from the School of Dental Medicine gathered to celebrate their residency placements—known as the Match—for the next year.
UConn Researcher’s Home COVID-19 Test Comparable to PCR Accuracy, Selectivity
A lab-on-paper platform that uses genetic markers to detect the virus even as it mutates