\nJenna Bartley, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nStephen J. Crocker, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nBin Feng, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nXiangyou Hu, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nJaime Imitola, M.D.<\/a>
\nGeorge A. Kuchel, M.D. C.M., FRCP, AGSF<\/a>\n\tEric S. Levine, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nKevin J. Manning, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nPaul Robson, Ph.D.<\/a> (The Jackson Laboratory)
\nPhillip P. Smith, MD, FPMRS (in memoriam)
\n<\/em>Ming Xu, Ph.D.<\/a>
\nRiqiang Yan, Ph.D.<\/a>\n\n \n Latest Works and Funding\n \n Trainees and Researchers\n\tAlya Al’Obaidi
\n<\/strong>Visiting Fullbright Scholar, University of Hartford
\nSmith Lab\nDylan Baker<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student
\nRobson Lab, The Jackson Laboratory\nCara C. Hardy, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Fellow
\nSmith Lab\nFouad Lemtiri-Chlieh, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate
\nLevine Lab\n\tRama Ramasamy
\n<\/strong>Graduate Student
\nSmith Lab\nDawn Rosenberg<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student
\nSmith Lab\nEric Woon<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student
\nSmith Lab\n \n Alumni\n\tNadav Mortman, M.D.<\/strong>
\nUConn Class of 2022\nPhil Scarpa, M.S.<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Hartford Class of 2021\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\tThe Smith Lab Legacy<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t
Phillip P. Smith, M.D., was a proud Ohio-native, remarkable surgeon and clinician, and well-respected scientist. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) and his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH). Phil practiced as a gynecologist, then as a urogynecologist following his residency in Urology at Baylor (Waco, TX). Phil came to UConn in 2007 to join the Department of Surgery and eventually the UConn Center on Aging, where he conducted much of his research. Phil’s dedication to improving the lives of his patients eventually spilled over from his clinical practice, resulting in the founding laboratory of the BRG: the Smith Bladder Physiology Lab. His legacy lives on in the students and residents who had the pleasure of training with him, the research he trail blazed in the field of urinary aging, and the countless lives he touched along the way.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bladder Research Group Lower urinary tract symptoms and dysfunction are prevalent in older adults and individuals with neurodegenerative conditions. The Bladder Research Group (BRG) was founded by Phillip P. Smith, M.D., as a way of furthering our scientific understanding of how the bladder functions in both health and disease, and in both young and aged…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":893,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 16:04:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2852"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2923,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2852\/revisions\/2923"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/aging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}