Connecticut Convergence Institute CEO Dr. Cato Laurencin was an invited speaker at the 2nd Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering event that took place on January 9, 2019 in California. The event is organized by the Regenerative Engineering Society whose mission is to promote and advance regenerative engineering, a new field defined as the Convergence of Advanced Materials Sciences, Stem Cell Science, Physics, Developmental Biology and Clinical Translation for the regeneration of complex tissues and organ systems.