{"id":91938,"date":"2014-04-22T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=91938"},"modified":"2015-08-11T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T19:48:34","slug":"gala-draws-support-for-uconn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/04\/gala-draws-support-for-uconn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala Draws Support for UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left: Ray Neag, Dr. Dick Salmon on behalf of Cigna, Richard Lublin on behalf of him and his wife, Jane Lublin, Irene Engel, and Carole Neag at the 2014 White Coat Gala. Engel, the Lublins, and Cigna were the recipients of the Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor. (Michael Fiedler for UConn Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nearly 900 supporters celebrated UConn Health at the fifth annual White Coat Gala at the Connecticut Convention Center on April 12. The event brought donors, alumni, and students together with faculty and University dignitaries\u2014President Susan Herbst<\/a>, Provost Mun Choi<\/a>, deans from across the University and athletic director Warde Manuel\u2014to support UConn Health and the University\u2019s health science programs. Proceeds benefited UConn Health\u2019s expansion initiatives through Bioscience Connecticut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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UConn Health is at the forefront in personalized medicine and endeavors to be a leader in bioscience research and innovation. Through Bioscience Connecticut, UConn Health is building new patient care facilities, renovating state-of-the-art research laboratories, expanding academic facilities, and creating new programs with community partners to improve patient care.
\n\u201cUConn Health is leading the way into the next frontier. With the state\u2019s investment in Bioscience Connecticut, we are becoming a national model for medicine that is personalized for each patient. Through our partnerships with Jackson Lab, the pharmaceutical industry and private foundations, we are bringing leading researchers together for groundbreaking discovery,\u201d said Herbst.<\/p>\n

Carole and Ray Neag \u201956 (CLAS) presented the Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor to three recipients selected for their outstanding contributions to UConn Health and the field of medicine.<\/p>\n