Researchers in the School of Dental Medicine received the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium Award for Excellence, Outstanding Research Accomplishment Award for their work in developing a multifunctional biomaterial platform for combat casualty care—uniting hemorrhage control, tissue regeneration, and pain management within a single, adaptable platform.
Dr. Ivo Kalajzic, professor of regenerative medicine and skeletal development, and Dr. Ali Tamayol, professor of biomedical engineering, lead a team of researchers from UConn Health with Dr. Sangamesh Kumbar from University of Nebraska Medical Center on this award-wining project.