Cato Thomas Laurencin | |
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| Born | January 15, 1959 United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BSE) Harvard University (MD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences (2021) National Academy of Engineering (2021) Royal Academy of Engineering (2022) National Academy of Inventors National Academy of Medicine (2021) Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering (2016) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2021) Spingarn Medal (2021) Hoover Medal (2021) Priestley Medal (2023) The Cato T. Laurencin Scholars Award (2020) Indian Academy of Sciences Cato T. Laurencin Founder's Award (2023) International Fellow, UK Royal Academy of Engineering (2022) Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (2022) Fellow, Academia Europaea (2022) American Orthopaedic Association Distinguished Contribution to Orthopaedic Surgery Award(2022) Named to Connecticut's Top Doctors (2022) American Orthopaedic Association Hall of Fame(2022) Fellow, European Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal, Marshall Urist Award, Orthopaedic Research Society(2022) Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award, Biomedical Engineering Society(2022) Diversity Award, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022) The Order of St. Lucia (St. Lucia Honor of Medal - Gold)(2022) Named to Top Most Influential Black Scholars in last 30 years (engineering), Academic Influence(2022) Fellow, National Academy of Sciences (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surgeon, professor, engineer, scientist |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut, University of Virginia |
| Notable students | Helen H. Lu |
Cato T. Laurencin FREng[1] SLMH[2] (born January 15, 1959) is an American engineer, physician, scientist, innovator and a University Professor of the University of Connecticut (one of twenty-nine in the history of the university).[3]
He is currently the chief executive officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.
Laurencin is regarded as the founder of the field of Regenerative Engineering. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine and Founder and president of the Regenerative Engineering Society.[4] In engineering, medicine, science, and innovation, he is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences,[5] and an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He is the first surgeon in history to be elected to all four academies. He is the first person to receive both the oldest/highest awards from the National Academy of Engineering (the Simon Ramo Founder's Award) and the oldest/highest National Academy of Medicine (the Walsh McDermott Medal).[6]
In science, Laurencin received the Philip Hague Abelson Prize, the highest honor of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for "signal contributions to the advancement of science in the United States" for his work in Regenerative Engineering.[7]
In innovation, Laurencin was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, America's highest honor for technological advancement, awarded by President Barack Obama in ceremonies at the White House.[8]
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- ^ "Dr. Laurencin Receives National Medal of Technology & Innovation". UConn Today. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2020-07-09.