{"id":196178,"date":"2023-03-09T07:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=196178"},"modified":"2023-03-09T11:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T16:35:10","slug":"the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-for-regenerative-engineering-launched-at-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2023\/03\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-for-regenerative-engineering-launched-at-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering Launched at UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Connecticut has established The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.<\/p>\n

This new cross-campus Institute supports a core mission of UConn to foster new ways of thinking and new approaches to find answers in medicine, science, engineering, and technology. The Institute reports to the Office of the Provost.<\/p>\n

To launch The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering UConn President Radenka Maric and UConn Provost Anne D\u2019Alleva hosted a celebratory reception on February 24 at UConn School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

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UConn has launched the new Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering will have extraordinary impact on the world,\u201d says UConn President Radenka Maric. \u201cBy any metric, Dr. Laurencin would be considered among the most accomplished faculty in UConn\u2019s history. He is one of only 25 individuals nationally, and our first faculty member ever, elected to all three of the U.S. National Academies and our University\u2019s first recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation awarded by the President of the United States. In receiving the Spingarn Medal he was declared by the NAACP to be the world\u2019s foremost engineer-physician-scientist. He is also a great mentor and public servant. He is the recipient of the National Science Foundation\u2019s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring and has been a fervent advocate and champion for health care equity and social justice his entire career. His contributions to science, medicine, and humanity are truly extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Institute initiative is only one of the countless number of Dr. Laurencin\u2019s contributions to the development of science and engineering,\u201d says Anne D\u2019Alleva, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at UConn. \u201cDr. Laurencin is known nationally and internationally for his work that bridges engineering and medicine. He creates real opportunity to solve some of the most important medical issues of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regenerative engineering is a field founded by Laurencin, University Professor and the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UConn. It is the convergence of advanced materials sciences, stems cell science, physics, developmental biology, and clinical translation for the regeneration of complex tissues and organ systems. The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering represents a transdisciplinary effort at UConn with a focus on the musculoskeletal area. The Institute integrates biology, medicine, surgery, chemistry, physics, engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI)\/machine learning to create a powerful platform for addressing scientific and medical problems in the regeneration and healing of complex tissues, organs, or organ systems.<\/p>\n

\"LaurencinThe new Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering embraces the six pillars described by Laurencin:<\/p>\n