Research at UConn School of Medicine
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.
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A novel, non-invasive, skin micropatch technology is being tested at UConn Center on Aging and The Jackson Laboratory for its potential advantages over blood draws and biopsies for older adults
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Research
Faculty in the School of Medicine are actively involved in a variety of innovative and cutting edge basic science, epidemiological, biobehavioral, and clinical/translational research activities. A major focus of this effort is the translation of our discoveries into advances in patient care and the licensing of new technologies and devices to the private sector.
In the News
In the News
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Program explored the intersection of menopause, oral health, and health equity during National Oral Health Month
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Participants in UConn Health clinical trial leave with personalized therapy
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In-house video team wins in regional education category
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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Appointed to Hitchcock Professorship at the University of CaliforniaLaurencin has been appointed to the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, during the 2026-2027 academic year.
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Laurencin was honored by the University of South Florida (USF) with an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering.
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UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) hosted community event sponsored by AARP Connecticut.
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CT AHEC turning an ‘eat better’ prescription into practice.
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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., K.C.S.L. was a presenter at the 2026 Annual Meeting of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS) held in Napa Valley, California.
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Researchers theorize that having a positive aging role model might be enough to change one’s own thinking: ‘If they look good with gray hair, I might too’
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UConn is essential to processing crash reports (almost 9,000 a month) and making the data available to stakeholders
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A new framework developed by researchers at UConn and Yale uses high-frequency satellite data to track the vital signs of global cities in near real-time, fundamentally changing how we understand urbanization
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Participants in UConn Health clinical trial leave with personalized therapy
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