Research & Discovery
Connecticut’s Forests Today a Far Cry from Towering Giants of Old
'We tend to look at deforestation in areas like the tropics, but we should also look at what is happening in our own backyard,' says researcher John Volin.
$2M NIH Grant to Study Genetic Mechanisms of Inherited Heart Muscle Disorders
Dr. John Travis Hinson, a joint faculty member at UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine has received more than $2 million from the NIH to study a serious and often fatal heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear
UConn and UTRC scientists are using advanced additive manufacturing to create novel wear sensors that can be embedded into machine parts.
Targeted Gene Editing Cures Blood Disorder in Fetal Mice
The technique offers a potential new approach for early treatment of genetic disorders.
Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Help Track State’s Animal Populations
In order to conserve the species that are here, we have to know more about what we have. UConn researchers are collecting data on animals and birds in the state.
Combination Therapy for Improved Bone Repair
A new NIH-funded project explores combining cell-laden hydrogels and ultrasound technology to improve bone defect repairs.
Leeches Help Solve Antibiotic Mystery Spanning Two Continents
A new UConn study provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
How Virtual Worlds Can Recreate the Geographic History of Life
Although our computer simulations were not designed to predict the future, they vividly reveal the dynamic power of climate change to shape life on Earth, write a UConn professor and former student.
From Cradle to Grave: Model Identifies Factors that Shaped Evolution
The study, published today in Science, brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories.
PITCH Promising Award to Find Inhibitors of Cancer-Causing Cell
The UConn project aims to identify selective small molecule inhibitors of an enzyme implicated in many cancers.