{"id":223263,"date":"2025-01-06T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=223263"},"modified":"2025-01-06T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:24:03","slug":"the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-begins-the-healing-power-of-music-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/01\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-begins-the-healing-power-of-music-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cato T. Laurencin Institute Begins The Healing Power of Music Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering co-sponsored Samara Joy\u2019s \u201cA Joyful Holiday\u201d performance at UConn\u2019s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on December 14, 2024.<\/p>\n

Throughout the night, Samara, along with her family on stage, played renditions of Christmas songs for a jazz-filled evening. The event marked the launch of The Healing Power of Music Series<\/em> by The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.<\/p>\n

The Healing Power of Music Series was created to promote the Institute\u2019s work in regenerative engineering. Laurencin and his Institute work to explore how music has the capacity to influence tissue regeneration.<\/p>\n

UConn’s University Professor Laurencin is the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UConn School of Medicine. He earned an M.D., magna cum laude, from the Harvard Medical School, and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering\/Biotechnology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u00a0He is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in ceremonies at the White House.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Laurencin, guests, and members of his Institute gathered together for the special performance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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