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Iman Al-Naggar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
UConn Center on Aging
Academic Office Location:
Center on Aging
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
Phone: 860-679-4639
Email: alnaggar@uchc.edu
Website(s):

UConn Center on Aging

Department of Cell Biology

My research interests are twofold: First, develop sensitive and specific urinary biomarkers of aging and aging-related diseases that correlate well with function, help direct choice of therapy and predict responders from non-responders to geroscience-guided therapies. I am especially interested in targeting aging syndromes that greatly affect quality of life in older adults such as frailty and voiding dysfunction. Second, carry out translational studies to test geroscience-guided therapies, especially in the context of urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction. My research in biomarker discovery, optimization and testing in clinical trials will help define pathways involved in different aging patient populations to allow more precise disease targeting, resulting in better outcomes for older adults.  

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
PhDUniversity of FloridaBiochemistry and Molecular Biology
BScKuwait University, Faculty of SciencesMolecular Biology

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
PostdoctoralUConn School of MedicineFellowship; Center on Aging, Geroscience and Urinary Dysfunction, Mentors: George A. Kuchel and Phillip P. Smith
CertificateNIH/National Institute on AgingButler-Williams Scholars Program

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
AUA New England Section Wyland F. Leadbetter, MD AwardUrology Care Foundation (American Urological Association )
Early Career Investigator Workshop Travel AwardAmerican Urological Association
Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Eighth International Cellular Senescence Association Annual MeetingWorkshop/ConferenceOrganizing Committee MemberExternalInternational20232023

Journal Articles

Reviews

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Geroscience-Guided Clinical Trials for LUTSTalkAmerican Urological Association Annual Meeting2023Chicago, IL
Geroscience as Medicine in the Clinic and CommunityPanel DiscussionNational Institute on Aging Fourth Geroscience Summit2023Bethesda, MD
Umbrella Cells in the Bladder Represent a Novel Type of Beneficial SenescencePosterInternational Cellular Senescence Association Annual Meeting2023Minneapolis, MN