The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
February 19, 2025
Professor Cato Laurencin Recipient of 2025 Terasaki Innovation Award
February 18, 2025
UConn Engineering Boasts 9 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows
February 10, 2025
Department of Defense Program Funds Study of Cranial Regeneration
February 5, 2025
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Speaks on Women in STEM and Environmental Crises in Africa
December 9, 2024
University Professor Cato T. Laurencin, representing the Galien USA, was a speaker for a panel that focused on the role of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in addressing the climate and environmental crisis in Africa at the Galien Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The overarching theme of the Galien Forum centered on health and community actions under the crisis, and attendees participated in panels on how to address and prepare for it.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists
Fifty-two faculty members from the UConn College of Engineering have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists in 2024, according to Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings. This annual ranking highlights the most widely cited researchers across diverse scientific disciplines, underscoring their significant contributions to research and their global impact. Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is among these 52.
Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering: American Chemical Society Hosts Annual Conference
November 27, 2024
The American Chemical Society (ACS) held their annual fall conference in Denver. The Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering highlighted the Regenerative Engineering Society which was founded by Dr. Cato T. Laurencin. The mission of the Regenerative Engineering Society (RES) is to promote and advance regenerative engineering, a 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.
UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin Presents at Dreyfus Foundation’s 2024 Teacher-Scholar Symposium
November 21, 2024
UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., was one of the main speakers at the Dreyfus Foundation’s Teacher-Scholar Symposium, titled Research Frontiers in the Chemical Sciences. He gave a lecture on regenerative engineering, a field that he pioneered through his expertise in medicine, biomaterials, and chemistry.
Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award Given to Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President and CEO
November 8, 2024
The 2024 Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award was given to Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers during the opening ceremony of the National Medical Association’s Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly. The award, named after Professor Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut, was given by Laurencin himself and is considered one of the highest honors of the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute and the National Medical Association.
Medical Startup Soleia Biosciences Aims to Eliminate Severe Pain–Without the Opioids
September 25, 2024
UConn professors Lakshmi Nair, Ph.D. and Yusuf Khan, Ph.D., in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, believe they are on the cusp of a breakthrough pain-reduction treatment that is both highly effective and safe. Nair has been working to significantly extend the duration of local anesthetics, enabling patients to be pain-free, mobile, and benefit from medications that have been safely used for decades. The pain medication would be delivered by injection.
Their pharmaceutical company, Soleia Biosciences, has been identified as one of five extremely promising UConn-affiliated startups. They will be pitching in the Wolff New Venture Competition on Oct. 1 in Downtown Hartford.