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UConn Researcher Developing Rapid COVID-19 Testing
UConn researcher Bahram Javidi is developing a rapid, portable method of testing for COVID-19 that could be a boon to health care providers and patients alike.
Research Proves Viability of Injection-free Microneedle Technology for Single-Administration of Vaccines
November 23, 2020
UConn researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a microneedle technology that could make widespread vaccination easier and more effective.
Student Startup Gets $2.2M Investment to Bring Men’s Reproductive Health Ecosystem, Testing to Life
November 5, 2020
Reza Amin ’18 PhD, founder of men’s reproductive health startup Bastion Health, has turned a lifelong passion for innovation into a dynamic new company, with the help of UConn’s entrepreneurial infrastructure.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Honors Dr. Cato T. Laurencin
October 13, 2020
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Mike Hogg Award and Lecture, the institution’s most prestigious award that is granted to practicing scientists and physicians who have made and continue to make exceptional transformative contributions to the field of biomedical research.
Five UConn-Affiliated Startups Vie For Recognition, Funding at Prestigious Wolff Competition
October 12, 2020
UConn-affiliated startups in fields ranging from medicine to fish food are finalists in this year’s Wolff New Venture Competition.
UConn Funds Five COVID-19 Research Projects, Announces Additional Funding
October 2, 2020
The Office of the Vice President has announced five awards to researchers as part of its new internal funding program to address the urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool
September 29, 2020
UConn’s Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center has won a grant to continue developing its nationally-lauded highway safety data analysis tool.
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool
September 28, 2020
The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center has received a five-year extension from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for their project to develop a customized highway safety analysis tool for improving the safety of Connecticut’s roads. Since 2015, the Center, located at the University of Connecticut’s Connecticut Transportation Institute, has been developing a data-driven process to […]
After Developing CRISPR-based Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases, UConn Researchers Validate Clinical Feasibility for COVID-19 Testing at Point of Care
September 18, 2020
A simple, low-cost method of detecting infectious disease is one step closer to being a cutting-edge diagnostics technology used by clinicians.
UConn Researcher Developing ‘Blood-to-Answer’ Method for Early HIV Detection
September 10, 2020
UConn Health professor of biomedical engineering Changchun Liu, Ph.D., has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a simple, rapid, affordable HIV testing device.
Highest Honor of Materials Research Society Awarded to UConn Health Professor Cato T. Laurencin
September 8, 2020
The Materials Research Society has named UConn Health’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Von Hippel Award, the society’s highest and most prestigious honor.
Meet the Researcher: Tannin Schmidt, Biomedical Engineering
September 8, 2020
UConn researcher Tannin Schmidt is constantly pursuing discoveries that could lead to new opportunities.
