{"id":109190,"date":"2016-02-12T12:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=109190"},"modified":"2016-02-12T12:21:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:21:56","slug":"cicats-celebrates-excellence-in-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/02\/cicats-celebrates-excellence-in-research\/","title":{"rendered":"CICATS Celebrates Excellence in Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CIG
CICATS Director Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with Lisa T. Kuhn, Dr. William Zempsky, and Dr. Marja Hurley (Photo: CICATS).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science<\/a> (CICATS) held its first annual \u201cCelebration of Excellence in Research\u201d for its Core Interest Groups (CIGs)<\/a> on Jan. 28 at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

CIGs are collaborative, multidisciplinary teams of researchers working together to advance knowledge and solutions to diseases and health care issues.<\/p>\n

The event celebrated and showcased the work and success of each of the 17 CICATS\u2019 CIGs and provided an opportunity for faculty and community based organizations to network for collaborative research projects.\u00a0 The event included brief research project overview lectures by CIG researchers and poster displays.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very happy occasion to celebrate our researchers and the remarkable growth that they have achieved thus far and will continue to achieve,\u201d said Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.<\/p>\n

Current CIG research activities focus on a range of basic, clinical, and translational initiatives on: aging, obesity, biomedical engineering, cancer control and prevention, child mental health, cardiovascular diseases, new pathways to drug discovery, correctional health research, e-health and mobile health technologies, injury prevention, stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, occupational safety and health, personalized immunotherapy, musculoskeletal research, sickle cell disease, women\u2019s cancer, and health disparities.<\/p>\n

\"Rep.
Rep. Douglas McCrory, deputy majority leader of the Connecticut Legislative Black & Puerto Rican Caucus (Photo: CICATS).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rep. Douglas McCrory, a member of the Connecticut Legislative Black and Puerto Rican Caucus that has funded\u00a0over the last four years many CICATS initiatives, including the CIGs, spoke at the celebratory event. \u201cI am so impressed with all this brain power, and all you are doing for our community. I would like to thank you all, especially Dr. Laurencin and Dr. Linda Barry for your hard work and dedication to advancing research.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the event, Laurencin announced an upcoming CIG funding opportunity to further explore new research collaborative projects.\u00a0In addition, Dr. Chia-ling Kuo, assistant professor and a CICATS biostatistician, was introduced as a new resource for CIGs who are looking for statistical\u00a0support.<\/p>\n

CICATS,\u00a0a cross university translational institute, directed by Laurencin and assistant director and chief operating officer, Dr. Linda Barry, strives to educate and nurture established, emerging and future scientists; increase the number of innovative clinical and translational research projects to move discoveries into the community quickly and effectively; work collaboratively with regional and national stakeholders to eliminate health care disparities; and forge new partnerships to create a platform for integration of services and initiatives between UConn, the community, and beyond.<\/p>\n

\"CICATS
CICATS team: Tao Jiang, Lana Angelo, Michelle Slivinsky, Linda Burian, Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, Trisha Pitter, Dr. Linda Barry, Kate Hayden and Kevin Lo (Photo: CICATS).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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