Author Archive
Assembling the Facts of Cilia Assembly and Function
A $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for two UConn Health professors could lead to unraveling mysteries about cilia assembly and function.
Addressing America’s Failing Infrastructure through Education
Two UConn researchers are seeking solutions that address the serious systemic problems behind our nation's aging infrastructure.
Celebrating UConn Inventors
In honor of National Inventors' Day, here's to all of UConn's faculty, staff, and student inventors.
Simulating Soil: UConn Researchers’ Technology Moves Sustainable Agricultural Research Forward
UConn researchers invented a technology that allows researchers a new way to study microbes and potentially improve seedling growth and plant survival.
Non-Coding Doesn’t Mean Non-Functioning: Exploring the Role of Non-Coding RNA in Gene Expression and Evolution
These studies by UConn researcher Leighton Core will generate important resources and represent a foundational framework for studying ncRNA function.
UConn’s Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility Gives Faculty a Complete Cellular Picture
UConn's Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility houses multiple mass spectrometers and provides faculty expert support to see the full cellular picture.
Fine Tuning the Manufacturing Process of Specialized Catalysts
This project seeks to develop a manufacturing process to produce novel hollow particles with controllable properties and functions for various catalytic applications in energy storage, drug delivery, gas sensing, and more.
UConn, Innovate Stamford Collaboration Bolsters Innovation Ecosystem
The new partnership, which will include summer internships for 50 UConn students, aims to strengthen the city as a leader in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Meet the Researchers: Spirochete Labs
Anyone who has had to move knows what a pain it is. But imagine not just moving geographically, but switching between completely different biological environments with different nutrients available and immune systems working against you – well that’s the life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The most prevalent arthropod-borne infection […]
Meet the Researchers: Spirochete Research Labs
UConn's Spirochete Research Labs are actively studying various aspects of B. burgdorferi, the bacteria behind Lyme disease.