{"id":10887,"date":"2018-11-30T08:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute?page_id=10887"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:23:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-10887\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-10887-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-10887-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-10887-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10887-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-10887-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-10887-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div 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class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/40615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2021\/04\/New-website-tile-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities\" width=\"416\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2021\/04\/New-website-tile-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2021\/04\/New-website-tile-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2021\/04\/New-website-tile-768x480.jpg 768w, 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Laurencin, MD, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundation.uconn.edu\/uconn-champions-video-series-coach-geno-auriemma-and-ceo-of-the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-for-regenerative-engineering-cato-t-laurencin-md-ph-d\/?utm_source=givingopportunity&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=fy25champseries&amp;mc_cid=de17a45666&amp;mc_eid=e8a57ea484&amp;wvideo=g79mksbjzh\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.wistia.com\/deliveries\/61afc3953a6ae8b3e9edcf1cb2090b21.jpg?image_play_button_size=2x&amp;image_crop_resized=960x540&amp;image_play_button=1&amp;image_play_button_color=174bd2e0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" alt=\"Thumbnail of Coach Geno Auriemma and Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, highlighted with white outline\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10887-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-10887-3\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-10887-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\n\t\t<div id=\"panel-10887-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_recent-posts widget_recent_entries panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" >\n\t\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Recent News<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/03\/11\/dr-cato-t-laurencin-of-uconn-ranked-number-one-in-orthopaedic-surgery-in-the-u-s-by-scholargps\/\">Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 11, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/the-second-world-congress-on-racial-and-ethnic-health-disparities\/\">The Second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/professor-sir-cato-t-laurencin-is-plenary-speaker-at-aamp-conference\/\">Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin is Plenary Speaker at AAMP Conference<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/dr-cato-t-laurencin-of-uconn-honored-by-the-national-academy-of-inventors-nai\/\">Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-healing-power-of-music-sponsors-jazz-on-the-vineyard\/\">The Cato T. Laurencin Institute Healing Power of Music Sponsors Jazz on the Vineyard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/dr-cato-t-laurencin-elected-international-fellow-of-chinese-society-for-biomaterials\/\">Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected International Fellow of Chinese Society for Biomaterials<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2026\/01\/09\/professor-sir-cato-t-laurencin-of-uconn-presents-allcock-lecture-at-penn-state-university\/\">Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Presents Allcock Lecture at Penn State University<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2025\/09\/22\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-pre-k-award-program-graduates-another-successful-cohort\/\">The Cato T. Laurencin Institute Pre-K Award Program Graduates Another Successful Cohort<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 22, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2025\/09\/22\/jump-outreach-program-of-the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-at-uconn-teaching-hartford-students-about-healthy-eating\/\">JUMP Outreach Program of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute at UConn: Teaching Hartford Students About Healthy Eating<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 22, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2025\/08\/26\/nicholas-a-peppas-receives-the-cato-t-laurencin-regenerative-engineering-founders-award\/\">Nicholas A. Peppas Receives The Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder\u2019s Award<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 26, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-10887-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10887-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Popular Videos<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zEJoTDIVXnw\">NAI 2025 - Story of NAI (National Academy of Inventors)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSExSZg1Pqw\">National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20250505\/The-Surgeon-Scientist-Pioneering-Regenerative-Engineering.aspx\">The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sihAcGeVDi4\">Tribute to Dr. Laurencin - Inventor of the Year 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/696679784\">CT NMA Luminary Series Event Featuring the Churchwell Family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wdEC9c48A_k\">The Black Community and the COVID-19 Vaccine: The Roundtable Discusses Justified Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pGK_wXEmFno\">Black People and the COVID-19 Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yUDlhm25QV8\">UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"so-title so-title-editable\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"widget-name\">Visual Editor<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vuDhQZHw238\">HEAL Project Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qOCTloiESag\">Musculoskeletal Regenerative Engineering: Cato Laurencin at TEDxUConn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vOvPbUO-Qs\">Dr. Cato Laurencin on Limb Regeneration Research<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10887-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10887-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10887-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Be a part of the research<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2019\/09\/09\/register-to-be-a-jump-participant\/\">Register to Be a JUMP Participant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2019\/09\/24\/register-to-be-a-jump-ct-participant\/\">Register to Be a JUMP CT Participant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-10887-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10887-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"hide panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-10887-4-1-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Events<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><h1><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>The Second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">St. Lucia, January 27, 2026, to January 31, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"Grid__row___hyd9P Grid__small___bA8uP\" data-element-type=\"FlexRow\">\n<div class=\"Grid__column___II4G2 Grid__col_12___GoTv5 Grid__small___bA8uP\">\n<div id=\"widget:7d2f622e-73bc-487d-a2c0-0959f1e263b3\" class=\"Content__widgetIdcontainer___476f\" data-cvent-id=\"widget-content-NucleusText\">\n<div data-cvent-id=\"widget-NucleusText-widget:7d2f622e-73bc-487d-a2c0-0959f1e263b3\" class=\"Text__container___Gix72\">\n<div class=\"css-87ndg2\">\n<div class=\"css-vsf5of\">\n<p class=\"carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40615\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Springer Nature\u2019s<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>and the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctnma.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Connecticut National Medical Association (CTNMA)<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in conjunction with the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmanet.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">National Medical Association (NMA)<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slmda.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecobbinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">W. Montague Cobb \/NMA Health Institute<\/a>, the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">University of Connecticut<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stluciaacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Saint Lucia Academy of Science, Technology, and the Arts<\/a>, and the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govt.lc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government of St. Lucia<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>will host<span>\n<\/span><strong>The Second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in St. Lucia from January 27, 2026, to January 31, 2026.<\/strong>\n\n<p class=\"carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block\">The intent of this<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>hybrid<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>event is to encourage professionals to come together to discuss racial and ethnic health disparities and how to overcome them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block\">Springer Nature\u2019s<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>reports on the scholarly progress of work to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity. 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