About Us

The University of Connecticut, the state’s flagship public research university, was founded in 1881. In just over 125 years, the University has emerged as the top public university in New England and one of the top 25 public universities in the nation. In fulfilling its mission as a land, sea, and space grant institution, the University of Connecticut has developed a well-rounded portfolio of academic and research achievements in fields related to clinical and translational science, including biological and physical sciences, social sciences, allied health sciences, and engineering sciences. The University of Connecticut Health Center was founded in 1961 and provides a home for our Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine as well as graduate programs in basic biomedical sciences. The Health Center has gained international acclaim for its curricular innovations in medical education at the undergraduate level while also developing a strong network of partnerships with private community hospitals to grow community-based medical residencies and faculty. These partnerships represent an important pre-existing asset that we have leveraged to facilitate the dissemination of the outcomes of clinical research to community practice.

In short, the University of Connecticut already possesses well-established expertise in biomedical science, clinical trials, and community and public health within its colleges and across its faculty, staff, and students, as well as strong ties to private hospitals through our medical education programs. The role of the Institute is to coordinate the activities of several successful, cutting edge resources including: