Research

UConn School of Medicine is home to many cutting-edge research programs with renowned research teams propelling powerful discoveries and innovations. Since the medical school’s inception, part of its institutional fabric has been its commitment to advancing scientific and medical discovery by growing high-quality research programs. Today, our research enterprise has reached new heights with year-after-year landmark funding exceeding $100 million. Our research expertise knows no boundaries spanning across disciplines, campuses, state and international lines, from basic science to clinical research and trials, to translational research at the patient’s bedside, to population, public, behavioral and social health arenas. Our goal is improving the health and well-being of the people of Connecticut and the globe by translating our discoveries into new patient care advances, health care technologies, and biotech start-up companies.

12/19/25
Lesser-Known Remedy for Ankle Arthritis

Patient pain-free and mobile again after total ankle replacement by UConn Health’s Dr. Lauren Geaney
12/19/25
Postdoc Research Shines in Storrs

Event highlights the unheralded yet important work conducted by UConn postdoctoral researchers
12/17/25
UConn Medical Students Always Advancing Scientific Knowledge

The highly successful Summer Research Program is powered by generous donations to the Dean’s Discovery Fellowship Fund
12/15/25
With UConn’s Help, Zambia’s First Radiology Residency Transforms into a Medical Leader in Southern Africa

UConn Radiologist Dr. Jill Wruble on how volunteerism ignited the Global Village of ‘GlobalRadZambia’
12/10/25
Understanding the Scars of Kidney Disease

About one in seven American adults has chronic kidney disease
12/08/25
Brain Scans May Signal Which Therapy Tactics Work Best for Youths

Connecticut and Texas researchers working together to advance testing of the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing for youths struggling with addiction.
12/03/25
Outstanding Poster Award Goes to UConn Health’s IACUC Office

The Pillars of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) has Honored UConn Health’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) with the 2025 Pillars of PRIM&R Outstanding Poster Award.
12/02/25
UConn Faculty Advancing Geroscience Education

As members of the Gerontological Society of America UConn experts will help it advance Geroscience Education with new support from National Institute on Aging.