{"id":1267,"date":"2026-04-16T17:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/?page_id=1267"},"modified":"2026-10-20T08:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:05:45","slug":"home-2-3-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #0a1f44;background-image: url('https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/molocules.jpg');background-size: cover;background-position: right;padding: 10px 30px 120px;text-align: center\">\n<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #0a1f44;font-family: ARIAL, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0em;text-transform: none;margin-bottom: 18px;text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869692896.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869755194-300x178.png\" alt=\"UConn Health: Center For Molecular Oncology: Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1794 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869755194-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869755194-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869755194-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/CMO_logo-e1788869755194.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #0a1f44;font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);font-weight: 900;letter-spacing: 0.04em;text-transform: uppercase;margin-bottom: 18px;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align: left\">Uconn Health &#8211; School Of MEdicine<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #0a1f44;font-family: ARIAL, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0em;text-transform: none;margin-bottom: 18px;text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Providing a fertile environment and forum for basic and clinical \/ translational investigators interested in molecular and genetic approaches to better understand and potentially prevent and treat human neoplasia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- WELCOME --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #0a1f44;padding: 40px 40px 48px;margin-bottom: 60px\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 2500px;margin: 0 auto;padding: 50px 20px 0\">\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;border-left-width: 8px;border-left-style: solid;border-left-color: #ffffff;padding: 40px 44px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 1.9rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 16px;padding-bottom: 12px;border-bottom: 4px solid #2563eb;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Welcome<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/tempimagexmocx8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor Arnold, and several of his student workers conducting a study in the Arnold Lab.\" width=\"404\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImageXmoCx8-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.9;margin: 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Welcome to the Center for Molecular Oncology a<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">t the UConn School of Medicine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.9;margin: 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our Center&#8217;s aim is to provide a fertile environment and forum for basic and clinical \/ translational investigators interested in molecular and genetic approaches to better understand and potentially prevent and treat human neoplasia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom: 3px solid #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Meet the Director<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/01\/arnold_andrew_4804.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Arnold, M.D.\" width=\"207\" height=\"269\" class=\"wp-image-616 alignleft\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Andrew Arnold, M.D.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><em>Murray-Heilig Chair in Molecular Medicine<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Genome Sciences<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Director, Center for Molecular Oncology and<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Chief Academic Officer, Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Director, Office of Physician-Scientist Career Development<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"mailto:molecularmedicine@uchc.edu\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.5rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Contact The Director<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom: 3px solid #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Meet the Arnold Lab<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-300x106.jpeg\" alt=\"The Arnold Lab Staff\" width=\"897\" height=\"317\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-768x272.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-1536x543.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-2048x724.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Led by Dr. Andrew Arnold, the Arnold Lab provides an ideal environment for basic and clinical \/ translational investigators, and their research. <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Our mission is to find a way to prevent and treat human neoplasia by<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> approaching the disease<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> both molecularly, and genetically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Interested in joining us?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Send us an email: <span style=\"color: #99ccff\"><a href=\"mailto:molecularmedicine@uchc.edu\" style=\"color: #99ccff\">molecularmedicine@uchc.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">We hope to hear from you soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Featured Media<\/span><\/h1>\n<div style=\"height: 4px;background: linear-gradient(to right,#2563EB,#0A1F44);border-radius: 2px;margin-bottom: 28px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #0A1F44;margin-top: 40px;padding: 0 20px\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 2000px;margin: 0 auto 50px;padding: 0 20px\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: separate;border-spacing: 20px;height: 326px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 326px\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;width: 50%;height: 326px\">\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>JAX-led Course Gives Early Career Researchers A Front Row Seat To Personalized Cancer Care:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jax.org\/news-and-insights\/2025\/october\/new-jax-led-course-gives-early-career-researchers-a-front-row-seat-to-personalized-cancer-care\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.jax.org\/transform\/Feature-Image\/ea64e455-0bf1-4628-9966-43d72c4b662b\/DW2_7424XX\" alt=\"Sara Halili featured here in a JAX article\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 400px;height: auto;margin: 0 auto\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jax.org\/news-and-insights\/2025\/october\/new-jax-led-course-gives-early-career-researchers-a-front-row-seat-to-personalized-cancer-care\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Read It Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\">Systemic Inflammation And The Inflammatory Context Of The Colonic Microenvironment Improved By Urolithin A:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aacrjournals.org\/cancerpreventionresearch\/article-abstract\/18\/4\/235\/754306\/Systemic-Inflammation-and-the-Inflammatory-Context?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrr0MwNra9eKcdQYSI1KwxfZbKD7yJuOE8Sym1m6soZTudND6X-4Aj0YGd&amp;s=10\" class=\"center aligncenter\" width=\"371\" height=\"209\" alt=\"AACR Cancer Prevention Research Logo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aacrjournals.org\/cancerpreventionresearch\/article-abstract\/18\/4\/235\/754306\/Systemic-Inflammation-and-the-Inflammatory-Context?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\" class=\"broken_link\">Read It Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><strong>UConn Health Pulse Podcast &#8211; Colon Cancer, Nuts, and Early Onset:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/03\/podcast-colon-cancer-nuts-and-early-onset\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/HEA-048-UConnHealthPodcastLogoFY20_191206-800x1200.jpg\" class=\"center left aligncenter\" width=\"472\" height=\"314\" alt=\"UCONN Health Pulse Podcast Logo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/03\/podcast-colon-cancer-nuts-and-early-onset\/\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Listen To It Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;width: 50%;height: 326px\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\">YouTube Famous Walnut Study:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DpXKK56U4MA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&iuml;&raquo;&iquest;<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&iuml;&raquo;&iquest;<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&iuml;&raquo;&iquest;<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpXKK56U4MA\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Watch It Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\">Article Revealing Walnut Consumption Curbs Inflammation, And Colon Cancer Risk:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/04\/walnut-consumption-curbs-inflammation-and-colon-cancer-risk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walnuts-AdobeStock_1232591521-1-2048x1148.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"437\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Article Image with man holding a handful of walnuts\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/04\/walnut-consumption-curbs-inflammation-and-colon-cancer-risk\/\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Read It Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><strong>UConn&#8217;s Dr. Arnold: Awarded Highest Honor of the ASBMR:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/uconns-dr-andrew-arnold-awarded-highest-honor-of-the-american-society-for-bone-and-mineral-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Arnold_Andrew_in-Lab_Molecular_Med_Prof_3-21-17_JGelineau_74Fin-scaled-e1727802031852.jpg\" class=\"center aligncenter\" width=\"341\" height=\"272\" alt=\"Article Image of Doctor Arnold and colleagues in the Arnold Lab\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/uconns-dr-andrew-arnold-awarded-highest-honor-of-the-american-society-for-bone-and-mineral-research\/\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Read It Here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 35px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom-width: 3px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-color: #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><strong>AICR Spotlight Research &#8211; Meet Daniel W. Rosenberg, PhD:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicr.org\/impact\/stories\/aicr-spotlight-research-meet-daniel-w-rosenberg-phd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2020\/01\/DWR-headshot-2019-Korea.jpg\" class=\"center left aligncenter\" width=\"541\" height=\"656\" alt=\"Doctor Daniel W. Rosenberg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicr.org\/impact\/stories\/aicr-spotlight-research-meet-daniel-w-rosenberg-phd\/\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Read It Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/2022\/09\/29\/more-news\/\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Click Here For More Media<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- IN THE NEWS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #0a1f44;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 40px 48px;margin-bottom: 60px\">\n<div id=\"cmo-news\" style=\"max-width: 2000px;margin: 0 auto;padding: 50px 20px 0\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 36px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 2.2rem;font-weight: 900;padding-bottom: 12px;border-bottom: 4px solid #2563EB;margin: 0 0 10px\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">In the News<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"color: #6b7280;font-size: 1.05rem;line-height: 1.7;margin: 0\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Recent achievements, publications, and recognition from the Center for Molecular Oncology.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 2.2rem;font-weight: 900;padding-bottom: 12px;border-bottom: 4px solid #2563EB;margin: 0 0 10px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">FEATURED: 2026 ASBMR National Meeting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-300x172.jpeg\" alt=\"Britta Petersen, Ph.D.\" width=\"522\" height=\"299\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-1024x588.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-768x441.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-1536x882.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/Unknown-scaled-e1792065082660-2048x1177.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Congratulations to <\/em><i>all medical students and doctors who attended this October&#8217;s annual ASBMR National Meeting.<\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><b>Britta Petersen, PH.D.<\/b>, of the Hansen Lab, presented her abstract titled: &#8220;SQSTM1 Mutation Disrupts Autophagy Leading to Osteoblast Reprogramming in Paget&#8217;s disease of Bone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-300x183.jpeg\" alt=\"Medical Student, Shailaja Gillett.\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1969 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-1024x624.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-768x468.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-1536x936.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/ASBMR-photo-2026-Shailaja-Gillett-scaled-e1792497126843-2048x1248.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Medical Student, Shailaja Gillett,<\/b> of the Arnold Lab, presented her abstract titled: &#8220;Characterization of a Novel Cdc73 Deficient Mouse Model&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 36px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 36px\">\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 2.2rem;font-weight: 900;padding-bottom: 12px;border-bottom: 4px solid #2563EB;margin: 0 0 10px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">NEW: 2026 AACR Annual Meeting: San Diego, California<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-300x141.jpeg\" alt=\"2026 Annual AACR Attendees (left to right): Jen-Yuan Christine Kao, Maia Jakubowski, Sara Halili, and Dr. Arnold.\" width=\"428\" height=\"201\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-300x141.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-1024x481.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-768x361.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-1536x722.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8606-scaled-e1791893019814-2048x962.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Congratulations to the medical students and doctors who attended this April&#8217;s Annual AACR Meeting in San Diego, California. Attendees include: Dr. Arnold (M.D.), Dr. Niti Jani (Post-Doc), Sara Halili (M.d. Ph.D. Student), Jen-Yuan Christine Kao (Medical Student), and Maia Jakubowski (Medical Student).<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-300x185.jpeg\" alt=\"2026 Annual AACR Attendee: Maia Jakubowski (Medical Student)\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" class=\"wp-image-1934 size-medium alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-1024x632.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-768x474.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-1536x948.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-scaled-e1791893283274-2048x1264.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Medical Student, <strong>Maia<\/strong> <strong>Jakubowski, <\/strong>from the Arnold Lab, presented her abstract titled: &#8220;Oncogenic PIK3CA Mutation Enhances Cyclin D1-Driven Parathyroid Tumorigenesis in Transgenic Mice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-300x201.jpeg\" alt=\"2026 Annual AACR Attendee: Jen-Yuan Christine Kao (Medical Student)\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1935 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0502-scaled-e1791893351542-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\">Medical Student, <strong>Jen-Yuan Christine Kao<\/strong>, from the Arnold Lab, presented her abstract titled: &#8220;Cdc73 Loss Does Not Augment Cyclin D1-Driven Parathyroid Tumorigenesis in Transgenic Mice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Annual AACR Attendee: Sara Halili (M.D.\/Ph.D. Student)\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"wp-image-1936 size-medium alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0684-scaled-e1791893426996.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>M.D. \/ Ph.D. Student, <strong>Sara<\/strong> <strong>Halili<\/strong>, from the Arnold Lab, presented her abstract titled: &#8220;ZFX Variants in Multigland Parathyroid Tumorigenesis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0px;text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Annual AACR Attendee: Dr. Niti Jani (Post-Doc)\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1937 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_0632-scaled-e1791893494214.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Niti Jani, <\/strong>from the Rosenberg Lab, Presented her abstract titled: &#8220;The Combination of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Naproxen Prevents iCAF Polarization and Attenuates Inflammation Associated with Colon Cancer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;gap: 16px;margin-bottom: 48px\">\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andrew Arnold and Sara Halili of the Arnold Lab\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1348 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/tempImagevlFvMZ-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Sara Halili,<\/strong> from the Arnold Lab, was featured in an article on the JAX website:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jax.org\/news-and-insights\/2025\/october\/new-jax-led-course-gives-early-career-researchers-a-front-row-seat-to-personalized-cancer-care\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.1rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Read It Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/aacr-2025-wicr-award-poster\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Guild McNaboe \" width=\"146\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/AACR-2025-WICR-award-poster-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\">MD. Ph.d. Student <strong>Caroline Guild McNaboe <\/strong>of the Heinen Lab, won the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Women in Cancer Research Scholar Award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/sharon-yaqoob-krysztofiak\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1206\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Yaqoob-Krysztofiak (pictured here with Dr. Andrew Arnold)\" width=\"183\" height=\"137\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/Endo-Sharon-AA-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\">Student,<strong> Sharon Yaqoob-Krzystofiak <\/strong>of the Arnold Lab, presented her joint-first author poster at the recent annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-300x106.jpeg\" alt=\"Arnold - Costa Lab staff\" width=\"385\" height=\"136\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-768x272.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-1536x543.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/07\/IMG_8242-1-scaled-e1790089420138-2048x724.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Influence of Vitamin D Deficiency on Cyclin D1-Induced Parathyroid Tumorigenesis&#8221; An article written by the <strong>Arnold &#8211; Costa Lab<\/strong>, was selected as the Endocrinology<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\">Featured Article of the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-1-scaled-e1791919847450.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-1-scaled-e1791919928594-182x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Student, Maia Jakubowski\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1956 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-1-scaled-e1791919928594-182x300.jpeg 182w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/10\/IMG_8605-1-scaled-e1791919928594.jpeg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>Student, <strong>Maia Jakubowski<\/strong> of the Arnold Lab, was awarded the Endocrinology &#8211; Research Experiences for Graduate and Medical Students (ENDO &#8211; REGMS) Award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/?attachment_id=623\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-623\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/06\/heinen.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher D. Heinen, Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" class=\"size-full wp-image-623 alignright\"><\/a><strong>Dr. Christopher Heinen<\/strong>, was selected as the recipient of the Osborn Biomedical Science Graduate Teaching Award. The intention of this award is to recognize a UConn Health Graduate School faculty member for their commitment to providing the best education in the classroom and training in the laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/2017\/10\/13\/dr-andrew-arnold-receives-the-boy-frame-award-at-the-2017-asbmr-annual-meeting\/img_8282-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/10\/IMG_8282-2-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andrew Arnold receiving the William F. Neumann Award.\" width=\"173\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/10\/IMG_8282-2-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/10\/IMG_8282-2-768x898.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/10\/IMG_8282-2-876x1024.jpg 876w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/10\/IMG_8282-2.jpg 1943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><strong>Dr. Andrew Arnold<\/strong> received the William F. Neumann Award, the highest honor of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Meeting in Toronto, Canada. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/pt-1-asbmr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Prachi Thakore presenting their abstract\" width=\"264\" height=\"198\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2023\/12\/PT-1-ASBMR.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\">Graduate Student <strong>Prachi Thakore<\/strong>, of the Delany Lab, was presented with the Lawrence G. Raisz Award at the Skeletal Biology and Regeneration Symposium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"align-items: stretch;border-radius: 12px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding: 24px 28px;background: #fff;border: 10px solid #2563EB;border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;border-top-color: #2563EB\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/img_8223\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/09\/IMG_8223-e1506092732178-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jessica Costa and her abstract.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-689 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/09\/IMG_8223-e1506092732178-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/09\/IMG_8223-e1506092732178-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2017\/09\/IMG_8223-e1506092732178-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111;font-size: 1.2rem;line-height: 1.8;margin: 0\"><strong>Dr. Jessica Costa<\/strong> was selected of her abstract entitled &#8220;Treatment of Parathyroid Neoplasia by Pharmacologic Inhibition of cdk4\/6&#8221; as a &#8220;Best Abstract&#8221; at the recent WorldMEN: (Workshop on Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, and Other Rare Endocrine Tumors) 18th International Workshop on Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and other Rare Endocrine Tumors in Marseille, France.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #0a1f44;background-image: url('https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/09\/molocules.jpg');background-size: cover;background-position: left;padding: 0px 10px 01px;text-align: center;border-top: 9px solid #0a1f44;border-bottom: 3px solid #0a1f44\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 1.3rem;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0.02em;max-width: 900px;text-transform: none;margin-bottom: 18px\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #0a1f44\">We Welcome Inquiries From All Members Of The UConn Health Community.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0a1f44;font-size: 1.5rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 20px;border-bottom: 4px solid #2563eb;padding-bottom: 12px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Find Us<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;font-size: 1.05rem;line-height: 1.9;margin-bottom: 20px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">UConn Health &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">263 Farmington Avenue, MC 3101 &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Farmington, CT 06030-3101<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=UConn+Health+263+Farmington+Avenue+Farmington+CT\" style=\"background: #0a1f44;color: #ffffff;padding: 15px 44px;border-radius: 50px;font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: 900;font-size: 1.5rem;text-decoration: none;border: 2px solid #ffffff;margin: 0 10px 10px\" rel=\"\">Get Directions<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #0a1f44;border-radius: 16px;padding: 40px 40px 48px;margin-bottom: 60px\">\n<div style=\"background: #0A1F44;border-radius: 20px 20px 0 0;margin-top: 20px;padding: 60px 20px;text-align: center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 600px;margin: 0 auto\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2563eb;font-size: 2rem;font-weight: 900;margin-bottom: 12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/08\/uconnhealth_stacked_center-molecular-oncology-white-300x187.png\" alt=\"UConn Health: Center For Molecular Oncology: Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1699 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/08\/uconnhealth_stacked_center-molecular-oncology-white-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/08\/uconnhealth_stacked_center-molecular-oncology-white-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/08\/uconnhealth_stacked_center-molecular-oncology-white-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/molecular-oncology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/08\/uconnhealth_stacked_center-molecular-oncology-white.png 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Interested in research opportunities or collaborations with the Center for Molecular Oncology? 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