{"id":16983,"date":"2024-07-09T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/?page_id=16983"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:35:30","slug":"in-our-dna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/in-our-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"In Our DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16983\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16983-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-16983-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-16983-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16983-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Photo render of DNA strand\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804-1536x540.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804-2048x720.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2024\/07\/sangharsh-lohakare-8o_LkMpo8ug-unsplash-scaled-e1720708477804.jpg\" \/><div class=\"widget_sp_image-description\" ><p><span>BECOME PART OF OUR D.N.A.<\/span> Donate. Network. Advocate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-16983-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16983-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16983-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Welcome to The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering. We believe that our work will offer solutions and hope for people who have ailments that, today, are beyond repair. At the Institute, we embrace the message of our six pillars which are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Overwhelming Excellence in Science<\/li>\n<li>Anti-Racism and Justice<\/li>\n<li>Sponsorship and Mentorship<\/li>\n<li>International, National, and Community Action<\/li>\n<li>Transformative Technologies for Humanity<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurship and Economic Value Creation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Our commitments are to promoting the professional development of UConn faculty and students, collaboration between a wide range of disciplines aimed toward our research, and community engagement, we encourage you to support our mission in scientific innovation by becoming part of our D.N.A.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-16983-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16983-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16983-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h2>Donate<\/h2><\/div><div id=\"panel-16983-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"pl-w66902c97b6f83\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w66902c97b6f83-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w66902c97b6f83-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w66902c97b6f83-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w66902c97b6f83-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w66902c97b6f83-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17425 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DNA Donate QR code\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2025\/05\/DNA-Donate-QR-code-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All donations are collected by UConn Foundation and go toward supporting our Institute through initiatives of the program which will include, but not limited to, general research, operations, and projects. If you are interested in donating, please do so by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundation.uconn.edu\/fund\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-fund\/\">the Foundation\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w66902c97b6f83-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w66902c97b6f83-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w66902c97b6f83-0-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundation.uconn.edu\/fund\/the-cato-t-laurencin-institute-fund\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><button class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-primary\">Donate<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-16983-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16983-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16983-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h2>Network<\/h2><\/div><div id=\"panel-16983-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span>Stay up to date with news from the Institute and interact with Dr. Laurencin and other faculty by following <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/recent-news\/\" class=\"broken_link\">our blog posts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40883\">the Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine Journal<\/a>, or by joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiche.org\/resociety\">the Regenerative Engineering Society<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-16983-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16983-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16983-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><h2>Advocate<\/h2><\/div><div id=\"panel-16983-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Cato T. 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