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    Advancing knowledge through basic, biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, and social research.
  • Patient Tower 2015
    Providing educational opportunities for those pursuing careers in the patient care professions, education, public health, biomedical and/or behavioral sciences.
  • The School's new circular teaching hall.
    New teaching center for team-based learning.
  • UConn Health First in New England to Offer Robot-Guided Spine Surgery
    Developing, demonstrating, and delivering health care services based on effectiveness, efficiency, and the application of the latest advances in clinical, translational and health care research.
  • two female uconn health doctors
    Helping health care professionals maintain their competence through continuing education programs.

The mission of the UConn School of Medicine is innovation, discovery and education. We train the next generation of medical students, residents, specialty fellows, and clinical practitioners in an environment of exemplary patient care, research, and public service.

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  • two female uconn health doctors
    Helping health care professionals maintain their competence through continuing education programs.
  • UConn Health First in New England to Offer Robot-Guided Spine Surgery
    Developing, demonstrating, and delivering health care services based on effectiveness, efficiency, and the application of the latest advances in clinical, translational and health care research.
  • The School's new circular teaching hall.
    New teaching center for team-based learning.
  • UConn Health Center Learning Equipment
    Advancing knowledge through basic, biomedical, clinical, translational, behavioral, and social research.
  • Patient Tower 2015
    Providing educational opportunities for those pursuing careers in the patient care professions, education, public health, biomedical and/or behavioral sciences.

The mission of the UConn School of Medicine is innovation, discovery and education. We train the next generation of medical students, residents, specialty fellows, and clinical practitioners in an environment of exemplary patient care, research, and public service.

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CICATS + IRE = Connecticut Convergence Institute
UConn has combined the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and the Institute for Regenerative Engineering to form the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering within the UConn School of Medicine. Read the announcement from Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (director), and Dr. Lakshmi Nair (associate director).

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School of Medicine Receives Full Accreditation
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) made the decision to grant UConn School of Medicine full accreditation of its medical education program for an eight-year term, the maximum term allowable. The LCME is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the reliable authority for the accreditation of medical education programs.

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UConn School of Medicine's Lakshmi Nair, Ph.D., accepting her 2019 GWIMS award presented by Liisa Kuhn, Ph.D.
Outstanding Women in Medicine and Science Honored
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) at UConn Health has awarded its 2019 outstanding women faculty, and graduate, medical and dental students.

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News

Abstract web of connecting lines with lights
CICATS + IRE = Connecticut Convergence Institute
UConn has combined the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and the Institute for Regenerative Engineering to form the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering within the UConn School of Medicine. Read the announcement from Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (director), and Dr. Lakshmi Nair (associate director).

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UConn Health Academic Building
School of Medicine Receives Full Accreditation
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) made the decision to grant UConn School of Medicine full accreditation of its medical education program for an eight-year term, the maximum term allowable. The LCME is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the reliable authority for the accreditation of medical education programs.

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UConn School of Medicine's Lakshmi Nair, Ph.D., accepting her 2019 GWIMS award presented by Liisa Kuhn, Ph.D.
Outstanding Women in Medicine and Science Honored
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) at UConn Health has awarded its 2019 outstanding women faculty, and graduate, medical and dental students.

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Spotlight

Justin Cotney, Ph.D., in his lab

Justin Cotney, Ph.D.

Meet Assistant Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Justin Cotney, Ph.D.

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Events

  1. May 21 MBB Seminar: Dr. Ursula Jakob12:00pm
  2. May 22 Cell Biology/CVB/Cardiology Wednesday Research Presentation12:00pm
  3. May 29 Cell Biology Joint Seminar: Chung12:00pm
  4. Jun 4 MBB Seminar: Dr. Richard W. Kriwacki12:00pm

MBB Seminar: Dr. Ursula Jakob

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
Low Learning Center

"Role of Polyphosphate in Amyloidogenic Processes"

Contact Information: Bridget Clancy-Tenan, 860-679-2108, clancy@uchc.edu

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Cell Biology/CVB/Cardiology Wednesday Research Presentation

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
E5036

PRESENTER: Jessica Hensel

TITLE: "Splicing it up: How the endothelial splice factor Ptbp1 responds to innate immune cell recruitment to promote NFB signaling pathway activation"

FACULTY: Patrick Murphy, PhD

Contact Information: Deb Allaire x1034

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Cell Biology Joint Seminar: Chung

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
E5036

Cell Biology/Calhoun Cardiology Center Joint Seminar

SPEAKER: Jean-Ju L. Chung, PhD

TITLE: "A novel pH-dependent Ca2+ sensor that regulates CatSper channel activity and sperm motility”

Recent publication: https://h.uconn.edu/jean-juchung

HOST: Dr. Lixia Yue

Contact Information: Deb Allaire x1034

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MBB Seminar: Dr. Richard W. Kriwacki

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
Low Learning Center

"Phase separation in biology and disease"

Contact Information: Bridget Clancy-Tenan, 860-679-2108, clancy@uchc.edu

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