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2016 Rowe Scholar: Tanya Miller

Posted on August 10, 2016September 26, 2016 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Tanya Miller is from Southbury, CT, where she graduated from Pomperaug High School, though both of her parents are originally from the Czech Republic. Tanya will be majoring in Allied Health Sciences with the ultimate goal of working in pediatrics. As a member of HCOP, Tanya has had the opportunity to take part in the Junior and Senior Doctors Academies, the High School Mini Medical/Dental School Program, and the High School Student Research Apprentice Program, the latter affording her the chance to work on a biological software program called V-Cell at the Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling. Tanya enjoys running and hopes to eventually take part in a half-marathon.

2016 Rowe Scholar: John Ogando

Posted on August 10, 2016September 14, 2016 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Both of John Ogando’s parents are from the Dominican Republic, but John was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Waterbury, CT, where he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. Though John has played baseball for ten years, he still found the time to log over 500 hours of service at the emergency department of his local hospital. He will be an Allied Health Sciences major at UConn.

2016 Rowe Scholar: Isabella Rendon

Posted on August 10, 2016September 26, 2016 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Isabella Rendon hails from Ridgefield, CT where she graduated from Ridgefield High School after playing varsity tennis for three years. She was co-captain of the team her senior year and played number one doubles with the other captain. As one of the top 16 doubles teams they made the all-state team in the Connecticut state tennis tournament. Isabella hopes to continue to play club tennis at UConn, where she’ll be a Nursing major. Besides playing tennis in high school Isabella also volunteered as an ambassador for a local hospital, which allowed her to develop her communication skills and learn about the type of environment in which she hopes to one day work.

2016 Rowe Scholar: Alexa Friedman

Posted on August 10, 2016September 26, 2016 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Alexa Friedman grew up in Westchester, NY, graduated from Walter Panas High School, and now lives in Niantic, CT. Alexa originally became interested in health and medicine when her grandmother, who was diagnosed with late stage brain cancer, became the sole survivor of a group of 50 who were given an experimental treatment. Alexa is now in the Individualized Major program with a major called Human Health Sciences and minors in Biological Sciences and Human Rights. She is interested in the intersection of human rights and access to healthcare and spent this summer living in Lima, Peru and interning for a non-profit called MEDLIFE, which works to bring medicine and education to low income families everywhere. Alexa created curriculum and educational materials, supervised medical clinics, translated medical Spanish, and worked on project sites. This experience developed Alexa’s passion for travel and she hopes to visit all of South America before starting a full time job.

2016 Rowe Lecture

Posted on April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Renee Manworren, PhD, APRN, FAAN, BSN

Director, Clinical Research and Professional Practice
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 / 5:00 pm / Student Union Theatre

Dr. Renee Manworren graduated from Loyola University in Chicago, received her MS from Rush University, and earned her PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington. She was named the 2010 Ferne C. Newman Kyba Fellow and the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: Media and Policy Initiative in 2012. She is Board Certified in Pain Management Nursing, and is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Dr. Manworren is an internationally known lecturer and expert in clinical management of pediatric acute pain. She is on the board of the American Pain Society, ChildKind International, and master faculty of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Her research focuses on the role of the family and innovative methods of managing post-surgical pain.

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Rowe Researcher: Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogels

Posted on September 22, 2015October 8, 2015 by Hoffmann, Jessamy

Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogels

March 2013-2016

Investigators: Dr. Thomas Seery & Omar Allam, UConn Chemistry and Institute of Material Science (IMS), and the Jin Group, Chemistry Department at Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Hydrogels are gels in which the polymer chains that constitute them are hydrophilic and thus readily absorb water. Theoretically, hydrogels have a wide array of applications, however, they display poor mechanical properties, which limit their use. My research aims at i) synthesizing hydrogels with a unique double network structure in order to improve their mechanical properties (in particular, their toughness) and ii) characterizing the physical properties of these new hydrogels to determine their suitability for possible biomedical applications. If this new structure for hydrogels exhibits superior mechanical properties, it will provide an opportunity to test possible applications such as artificial cartilage, contact lenses, and scaffolds for delivering medicine.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Akua Owusu

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Akua Owusu is originally from Ghana, where she attended Wesley Girls’ High School. She has just finished her sophomore year of college at the UConn Waterbury campus, where she received the Wendell Hoang Award for excellence in Organic Chemistry, of which she is very proud. A molecular and cell biology major, Akua is looking forward to a career in cardiology. She has shadowed in an emergency department and works as a CNA in hospitals, nursing homes, and adult living communities. In 2012 she had the opportunity to observe brain surgery at KATH Hospital in Ghana. When Akua isn’t working or shadowing, she enjoys spending time with her family.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Sarah Ollayos

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Sarah Ollayos is from Southbury, CT, where she graduated from Pomperaug Regional High School. She has dedicated herself to living a healthy lifestyle and as such has participated in numerous road races and works in a fitness center. She is a nutritional sciences major and will be applying to the didactic program this year.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Maame Obeng

Posted on September 3, 2015September 16, 2015 by

Maame Obeng is a nursing major with an interest in establishing a community based clinic or hospital. Her experiences as a CNA, a certification she has held since her senior year of high school, are what made her decide that nursing was definitely for her. She has volunteered at the Hospital of Central Connecticut for two years and has also been a part of the Hunger and Homelessness Project (a subgroup of UConn PIRG). Maame is originally from Ghana but lives in New Britain, CT, where she graduated from New Britain High School. She enjoys trying new workouts with friends and hopes to study abroad in Europe before graduation.

2015 Rowe Scholar: Sara Hasan

Posted on September 3, 2015September 22, 2015 by

Sara Hasan is a psychology major from West Hartford, CT, though her parents are from Pakistan. A graduate of Hall High School, Sara is on a pre-med track and has had the opportunity to take part in several HCOP programs, including Junior Doctors Academy, High School Student Research Apprentice Program, Pre-College Enrichment Program, College Enrichment Program, and Summer Research Fellowship Program. She has also shadowed doctors in areas ranging from neurosurgery to endocrinology. At UConn she’s a member of the Medical Humanitarian Society and Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE), where she enjoys mentoring young students.