Research & Discovery
Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2021 Q4
Recapping the quarter beginning April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Department of Pharmaceutical Science faculty and their teams for their FY 2021 Q4 research grant awards totaling $252,131:
Behind the Degree: DNP Student Plans to Use Her Advanced Education to Empower Her Patients and Other Nurses
Savitha Chandramohan is earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree so she can support development among her fellow nurses and reduce patients' costly hospital visits
TIP Company ImStem Biotechnology Doses First MS Patient in Clinical Trial
UConn TIP company ImSTEM Biotechnology is conducting a clinical trial to test their experimental human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
TIP Digital Supports App Promoting Accessibility of Investing for Young People
TIP Digital startup FinTron helps new investors learn about the stock market and get an early start in investing wisely
Using Book Clubs as a Professional Learning Tool
In a newly published journal article, Neag School Professor and adult learning expert Robin Grenier examines, with colleagues including Neag School alumna Kristi Kaeppel ’20 Ph.D., the use of book clubs and literature as a tool for enhancing the professional learning of employees across various organizations — from the military to nonprofits to health care. Voluntary, fiction-based book clubs, the researchers say, offer employees a nonformal setting for learning while critically raising consciousness within an organization.
New Technology Improves Antibiotic Treatment Decisions
Guoan Zheng has developed a new sensor that can image microbial growth quickly and with high sensitivity, to help health care practitioners decide the best course of treatment for patients
My CAHNR Experience: Salma Gudaf, Mindfulness for First Gen Students
One CAHNR student shares her experience tackling stress as a First Generation student
UConn Researchers to Explore Marine Life, Human-Sea Interaction
The projects touch on everything from the effects of climate change on marine animals to how coastal communities respond to flood risk
CAHNR Alum Taoran Wang Working to Improve Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Wang is using her PhD in nutritional sciences to develop sustainable biopolymer innovations at plant-based leader, Beyond Meat
Plant Science Professor Studying Unintended Effects of Gene Editing in Tomatoes
Plant scientist Yi Li has received a $500,000 USDA/NIFA grant to study a genetic editing technique in tomato plants