Health & Well-Being
Dental Care Leads to Free Breast Cancer Screening
The Screening with a Smile program offers mammograms to underserved women seeking dental care at the Health Center.
Health Center Research Focuses on Deadliest Form of Skin Cancer
Dr. Soheil Sam Dadras is closer to predicting which melanomas will become metastatic.
UConn Researchers Develop ‘SMART’ Vaccines That Are Safe, Effective
A built-in safety mechanism leads to advancement in vaccines and other therapies.
Lalande to Lead UConn in Genomics and Personalized Medicine
Marc Lalande has been appointed to the new position of executive director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine Programs.
Bioengineered ACL Developed by UConn Physician-Scientist Wins U.S. Patent
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin says the technology may be a new solution for torn anterior cruciate ligaments.
Genomics Institute Awards $1 Million in Research Grants
The funding supports Affinity Research Collaboratives with UConn, JAX, and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Pharmacy Professor Working to Prevent Cancer Drug Shortages
UConn's Lisa Holle is working at the national level to raise awareness and help prevent future shortages.
Chair Named for Orthopaedic Surgery and New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Dr. Augustus Mazzocca is an internationally recognized expert in shoulder and elbow surgery and a graduate of UConn’s medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency program.
Health Center Researchers Awarded State Stem Cell Funds
Nine UConn scientists garnered a total of $4.5 million, the most for any Connecticut institution.
UConn Doctor’s Vaccine Technology Shows Promise in Brain Cancer Treatment
The vaccine is based on the role of heat shock protein (HSP) in immune response, an area pioneered by Dr. Pramod Srivastava.