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Dr. Robert B. Clark selected as 2007 Osborn Biomedical Science Graduate Teaching Award Recipient by PhD Graduate Students

At the June 7th Graduate Student Research Day, Dr. Robert B. Clark, Associate Professor of Immunology, was named the 2007 recipient of the Osborn Biomedical Science Graduate Teaching Award.  The Award was established in 2005 with funding from the UConn Foundation and is intended to recognize outstanding  formal classroom teaching and laboratory thesis mentoring.  It is named for Dr. Mary Jane Osborn, a founding faculty member of the Health Center, well known for her teaching and research in microbiology, which earned her membership in the National Academy of Science.  The annual Award is chosen by a group of graduate students representing all the major Ph.D. programs.  Two department chairs serve as faculty mentors for the selection process, but are not voting members of the committee.

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Dr. Timothy Hla heads research team that finds path to vision loss.  Read more here.

 


UCHC faculty receive multi-million dollar grants from State of Connecticut for stem cell research. Read more

Read the UConn Health Center magazine feature article on UCHC stem cell research: "Unlocking the Secrets of Embryonic Stem Cells" (PDF)


Dr. Jeffrey Hoch Receives NIH Grant for $2 Million Machine

UCHC has received a $2 million federal grant to purchase a sophisticated imaging machine to study the structure, stability and dynamics of proteins and their role in human disease. The instrument, an 800 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, will be used by researchers at the Health Center and Storrs campuses of UConn and by researchers at UMass (Amherst), Connecticut College, Dartmouth College, Wesleyan and Yale Universities. “Nuclear magnetic resonance is a powerful tool for probing those dynamics, detailing both the extent and timescale of internal motions,” says Dr. Jeffrey Hoch, associate professor of molecular, microbial and structural biology and principal investigator of the grant. . “It is also a uniquely versatile tool for determining molecular structure and probing interactions between molecules.” The grant is one of 14 provided by the NIH National Center for Research Resources High End Instrumentation Program, which provides grants to support the purchase of sophisticated instruments costing more than $750,000. The Health Center’s NMR Structural Biology Facility currently houses spectrometers operating at 400, 500, and 600 MHz. The new instrument is expected to be operational in 2008.

Excerpted from June 12, 2007 news release by Kristina Goodnough.

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Dr. Arthur Hand Receives 2007 Distinguished Scholar Award

Dr. Arthur Hand, Professor of Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry and Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, was presented the 2007 International Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Salivary Research at the IADR meeting held recently in New Orleans. The award recognizes Hand’s “significant contribution to the field of dental research.”

Excerpted from April 2, 2007 Newsline; Christine Kaminski, Editor.


Dr. Timothy Hla receives Award from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Professor of Cell Biology Dr. Timothy Hla has been recognized by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and its National Advisory Board as the recipient of the prestigious Method to Extend Research in Time Award.  The award is designed to provide long-term, stable support to investigators whose research competence and productivity are distinctly superior and who are likely to continue to perform in an outstanding manner.

Excerpted from news item from UCHC Office of Communications.

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