{"id":11341,"date":"2019-02-01T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute?p=11341"},"modified":"2019-03-08T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T19:22:07","slug":"dr-cato-laurencin-receives-abelson-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2019\/02\/01\/dr-cato-laurencin-receives-abelson-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Cato Laurencin receives Abelson Prize from AAAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Association for the Advancement of Science\u00a0awarded Dr. Cato Laurencin the prestigious\u00a0Philip Hauge Abelson Prize on February 14, 2019 at a ceremony in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09782-14-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11494 size-medium\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09782-14-19-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09782-14-19-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09782-14-19-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09782-14-19-1024x758.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09842-14-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11496 size-medium\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09842-14-19-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09842-14-19-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09842-14-19-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_09842-14-19-1024x670.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Former AAAS President, Susan Hockfield, presented the award to Dr. Cato Laurencin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_12522-14-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11497 size-medium\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_12522-14-19-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_12522-14-19-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_12522-14-19-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/03\/AAAS_12522-14-19-1024x721.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Pictured: Rush D. Holt, AAAS CEO, Margaret Hamburg, AAAS President, and Dr. Cato Laurencin (Photo by: Robb Cohen Photography &amp; Video)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Abelson prize is named\u00a0in honor of\u00a0American physicist, scientific editor, and science writer\u00a0Philip Hauge Abelson. The award\u00a0was established in 1985 by the AAAS Board of Directors to be\u00a0given to one who has made significant contributions to the advancement of science in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Laurencin\u00a0was recognized for his innovative research, his contributions to national policies regarding science, and for his dedication to supporting diversity in the field.\u00a0 Feel free to watch the award ceremony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4bUDWYxDoxY&amp;feature=youtu.be\">video<\/a>, or read more about this\u00a0distinguished recognition for Dr. Laurencin\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/school-stories\/dr-cato-t-laurencin-receives-2019-aaas-philip-hauge-abelson-prize\/\">UConn Today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/02\/AAAS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11342\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/02\/AAAS-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Association for the Advancement of Science\u00a0awarded Dr. Cato Laurencin the prestigious\u00a0Philip Hauge Abelson Prize on February 14, 2019 at a ceremony in Washington D.C. Former AAAS President, Susan Hockfield, presented the award to Dr. Cato Laurencin. Pictured: Rush D. 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