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Laurencin Scholars Award {{small|(2020)}}<br>[[Indian Academy of Sciences]]<br>Cato T. Laurencin Founder's Award {{small|(2023)}}<br>International Fellow, UK [[Royal Academy of Engineering]] {{small|(2022)}}<br>Fellow, [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] {{small|(2022)}}<br>Fellow, [[Academia Europaea]] {{small|(2022)}}<br>American Orthopaedic Association Distinguished Contribution to Orthopaedic Surgery Award{{small|(2022)}}<br>Named to Connecticut's Top Doctors {{small|(2022)}}<br>American Orthopaedic Association Hall of Fame{{small|(2022)}}<br>Fellow, European Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal, Marshall Urist Award, Orthopaedic Research Society{{small|(2022)}}<br>Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award, Biomedical Engineering Society{{small|(2022)}}<br>Diversity Award, [[American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]] {{small|(2022)}}<br>The Order of [[St. Lucia]] (St. Lucia Honor of Medal - Gold){{small|(2022)}}<br>Named to Top Most Influential Black Scholars in last 30 years (engineering), Academic Influence{{small|(2022)}}<br>Fellow, [[National Academy of Sciences]] {{small|(2022)}} | footnotes = | signature = | notable_students = [[Helen H. Lu]] }} '''Cato T. Laurencin''' [[Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Cato T Laurencin FREng (USA) |url=https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2021/professor-cato-t-laurencin-freng-usa |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=raeng.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> [[Order of Saint Lucia|SLMH]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prominent Saint Lucian Professor Dr. Cato Laurencin visits to inspire Saint Lucians |url=https://www.govt.lc/news/prominent-saint-lucian-professor-dr-cato-laurencin-visits-to-inspire-saint-lucians |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Saint Lucia - Access Government}}</ref> (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).<ref>{{Cite web|title=UConn Human Resources|date=23 March 2017 |url=https://hr.uconn.edu/faculty-titles-dictionary-tenure-track-positions/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-14|title=Cato Laurencin: Doing a World of Good|url=https://www.aiche.org/giving/impact/stories/cato-laurencin-doing-world-good|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 NAS Election|url=http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2021-nas-election.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2020-02-11|title=Dr. Laurencin is the First American to Win the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2020/02/11/dr-laurencin-is-the-first-american-to-win-the-unesco-equatorial-guinea-international-prize-for-research-in-the-life-sciences/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato Laurencin {{!}} University of Central Florida - Presidential Search|url=https://www.ucf.edu/presidential-search/cato-laurencin/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=University of Central Florida|language=en-us}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-22|title=Dr. Laurencin Receives National Medal of Technology & Innovation|url=https://today.uconn.edu/2015/12/laurencin-to-receive-national-medal-for-innovation/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=UConn Today|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Background and personal life== Laurencin was born and raised in the inner city of [[North Philadelphia]]. He is an alumnus of [[Central High School (Philadelphia)|Central High School]]. He then earned a B.S.E. in [[chemical engineering]] from [[Princeton University]]. He earned an M.D., magna cum laude, from the [[Harvard Medical School]], and received the Robinson Award for Surgery. Simultaneously he earned his Ph.D. in [[biochemical engineering]]/[[biotechnology]] from [[MIT]], where he was named a Hugh Hampton Young Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2020-06-30|title=Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Becomes President of the IMHOTEP Connecticut NMA Society {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2020/06/30/dr-cato-t-laurencin-becomes-president-of-the-imhotep-connecticut-nma-society/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Laurencin and his wife have three children. ==Contributions to engineering and medicine== Laurencin is known as a world leader in biomaterials, polymeric materials science, nanotechnology, stem cell science, drug delivery systems, and a field he has pioneered, regenerative engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato T. Laurencin|url=https://nae.edu/216164/Cato-T-Laurencin|access-date=2020-07-09|website=NAE Website}}</ref> Laurencin's papers and patents have had broad impact on {{External media|float=right|headerimage=[[File:Unescostill.png|210px]]|video1=UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDlhm25QV8 ''A Profile of Cato Laurencin''], [[UNESCO]]|width=210px}} human health, launching the use of nanotechnology in musculoskeletal regeneration and ushering in a new era in orthopaedic therapies. He and his colleagues were the first to develop nanofiber technologies for tissue regeneration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Cato Laurencin Wins the National Academy of Engineering 2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award|url=https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/dr-cato-laurencin-winner-national-academy-engineering-2019-simon-ramo-founders-award/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=UConn Today|date=4 October 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> He pioneered the development of polymer-ceramic systems for bone regeneration, and inspired technologies on the market for bone repair/regeneration and for bioceramic implants such as interference screws for musculoskeletal repair. Laurencin has worked in the development of systems for soft tissue regeneration. He invented the Laurencin-Cooper ligament (LC ligament) for ACL regeneration, and engineered grafts for shoulder rotator cuff tendon repair and regeneration. [[National Geographic]] named the LC Ligament one of its "100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World" in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-04|title=AIChE Fellow Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives 2019 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize|url=https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2019/02/aiche-fellow-dr-cato-t-laurencin-receives-2019-aaas-philip-hauge-abelson-prize|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-30|title=Cato Laurencin Recognized by National Geographic|url=https://www.aiche.org/news/institute/05-30-2012/cato-laurencin-recognized-national-geographic|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref> He is a highly cited researcher and has authored over 500 scientific papers and patents.{{cn|date=May 2023}} ==Awards and honors== Laurencin received the [[National Institutes of Health]] NIH Director's Pioneer Grant Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program - 2014 Award Recipients {{!}} NIH Common Fund|url=https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/awardrecipients14|access-date=2020-07-09|website=commonfund.nih.gov|date=18 September 2018}}</ref> and the [[National Science Foundation]] NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Grant Award, the agencies' highest grant awards for innovation and breakthrough research.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2019-10-04|title=Dr. Laurencin Wins the 2019 National Academy of Engineering Simon Ramo Founders Award {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2019/10/04/dr-laurencin-wins-the-2019-national-academy-of-engineering-simon-ramo-founders-award/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Laurencin is an Academician and Member (foreign) of the [[Chinese Academy of Engineering]]. He is a Fellow of the [[African Academy of Sciences]], a Fellow of the [[The World Academy of Sciences|World Academy of Sciences]], a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]]. In 2021, he was elected member of the U. S. [[National Academy of Sciences]].<ref name="Member NAS">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2021-nas-election.html|title=News from the National Academy of Sciences|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021|quote=Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election are: ... Laurencin, Cato T.; university professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington}}, entry in member directory:{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/59612.html|title=Member Directory|access-date=July 4, 2021|publisher=National Academy of Sciences}}</ref> * 2024 - J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, [https://today.uconn.edu/2024/01/dr-cato-t-laurencin-to-receive-founders-award-from-the-j-robert-gladden-orthopaedic-society/# Augustus A. White III Founders Award] * 2023 - Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF) [https://www.ipoef.org/inventor-of-the-year/ Inventor of the Year award] * 2022 - International Fellow, UK [[Royal Academy of Engineering]] * 2022 - Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences * 2022 - Fellow, [[Academia Europaea]] * 2022 - American Orthopaedic Association Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedic Surgery Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=AOA Awards |url=https://www.aoassn.org/aoa-awards-honor-two-members/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=American Orthopaedic Association |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2022 - Named to Connecticut's Top Doctors<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Cato T. Laurencin - Orthopaedic Surgery - Farmington, CT |url=https://www.castleconnolly.com/top-doctors/cato-t-laurencin-orthopaedic-surgery-12cc000793 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Castle Connolly |language=en}}</ref> * 2022 - American Orthopaedic Association Award Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |last=Behm |first=Carly |title=Dr. Cato Laurencin enters AOA Hall of Fame |url=https://mail.beckersspine.com/orthopedic/item/54545-dr-cato-laurencin-enters-aoa-hall-of-fame.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=mail.beckersspine.com |date=16 June 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref> * 2022 - Fellow, European Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal, Marshall Urist Award, Orthopaedic Research Society<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy of Europe: Laurencin Cato |url=https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Laurencin_Cato |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.ae-info.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ors.org/ors-marshall-r-urist-md-award/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.ors.org |title=ORS Marshall R. Urist, MD Award }}</ref> * 2022 - Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award, Biomedical Engineering Society * 2022 - Diversity Award, American Academy of Orhtopaedic Surgeons<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Surgeons |first=American Academy of Orthopaedic |title=Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, Receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Diversity Award |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cato-t-laurencin-md-phd-faaos-receives-american-academy-of-orthopaedic-surgeons-diversity-award-301508838.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> * 2022 - The Order of [[Saint Lucia|St. Lucia]] (St. Lucia Medal of Honor - Gold) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prominent Saint Lucian Professor Dr. Cato Laurencin visits to inspire Saint Lucians |url=https://www.govt.lc/news/prominent-saint-lucian-professor-dr-cato-laurencin-visits-to-inspire-saint-lucians |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Saint Lucia - Access Government}}</ref> * 2022 - Named to Top Most Influential Black Scholars in last 30 years (engineering), Academic Influence * 2022 - Fellow, National Academy of Sciences * 2021 - Recipient, [[Hoover Medal]], [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers|AIChE]] / [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers|ASME]] / [[American Society of Civil Engineers|ASCE]] / [[American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers|AIME]] / [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aiche.org/about/press/releases/07-26-2021/dr-cato-t-laurencin-selected-2021-hoover-medalist|title=Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Selected as 2021 Hoover Medalist|publisher=[[American Institute of Chemical Engineers|AIChE]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> * 2021 - Recipient, Spingarn Medal, NAACP<ref>{{Cite web|title=NAACP to Present Prestigious Spingarn Medal to World-Renowned Engineer-Physician-Scientist, Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. at 112th Annual Convention|date=6 July 2021|url=https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-present-prestigious-spingarn-medal-world-renowned-engineer-physician-scientist-cato}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/07/cato-t-laurencin-receives-prestigious-spingarn-medal-from-naacp|title=Cato T. Laurencin Receives Prestigious Spingarn Medal from NAACP|publisher=[[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]]|date=July 6, 2021|access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> * 2021 - Recipient, Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Newsroom February 2021: Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award Presented to Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS for pioneering research in bone regenerative engineering|url=https://www.aaos.org/aaos-home/newsroom/press-releases/2021-kappa-delta-ann-doner-vaughn-award/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.aaos.org|language=en}}</ref> often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Orthopaedic Surgery."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kappa Delta Foundation Presents $60,000 in Orthopaedic Research Awards|url=https://kappadelta.org/press-releases/kappa-delta-foundation-presents-60000-orthopaedic-research-awards-2/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Kappa Delta Sorority}}</ref> *2020 - Recipient, Herbert W. Nickens Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award|url=https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/aamc-awards/nickens/2020-laurencin|access-date=2021-04-27|website=AAMC|language=en}}</ref> *2020 - Recipient, James E. Bailey Award in Biomedical Engineering, [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2020-05-28|title=Dr. Laurencin Selected as the Recipient of the James E. Bailey Award in Biological Engineering of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2020/05/28/dr-laurencin-selected-as-the-recipient-of-the-james-e-bailey-award-in-biological-engineering-of-the-american-institute-of-chemical-engineers/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2020 - Listed as [[CrossTalk]]'s 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hinton|first=Antentor O. Jr.|title=100 inspiring Black scientists in America|url=http://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/100-inspiring-black-scientists-in-america|access-date=2020-07-09|website=crosstalk.cell.com|language=en-us}}</ref> * 2020 - Recipient of the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/materialia/news/cato-t-laurencin-2020-acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal|title=Materialia}}</ref> * 2020 - Mike Hogg Award and Lecture, [[University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center|MD Anderson Cancer Center]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Mike Hogg Award & Lecture|url=http://www3.mdanderson.org/calendar/too/event/2020_Mike_Hogg_Award_Lecture_39831.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=MD Anderson Cancer Center|language=en}}</ref> * 2020 - Nelson W. Taylor Lecture and Award, [[Pennsylvania State University]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=2020 NELSON W. TAYLOR LECTURE IN MATERIALS|url=https://www.matse.psu.edu/calendar/lectures-materials/2020-nelson-w-taylor-lecture-materials|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Penn State Department of Materials Science and Engineering|language=en}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, [[UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences|UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea]] International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-11|title=UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences|url=https://en.unesco.org/stem/lifesciences-prize|access-date=2020-07-09|website=UNESCO|language=en}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, E.E. Just Lecture Award, [[American Society for Cell Biology]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-08|title=Cato Laurencin is 2019 E.E. Just Lecturer|url=https://www.ascb.org/member-news/cato-laurencin-is-2019-e-e-just-lecturer/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=ASCB|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, Walsh McDermott Award, [[National Academy of Medicine]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walsh McDermott Medal|url=https://nam.edu/walsh-mcdermott-medal/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=National Academy of Medicine|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, Simon Ramo Founders Award, [[National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recipients of the Simon Ramo Founders Award|url=https://nae.edu/55294/FoundersWinners|access-date=2020-07-09|website=NAE Website}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, Global Biomaterials Leadership Award, Chinese Association of Biomaterials<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ciraldo|first=Brandy|date=2019-04-09|title=Dr. Cato Laurencin Receives Global Biomaterials Leadership Award {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2019/04/09/11674/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2019 - Recipient, The [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] [[Philip Hauge Abelson]] Prize 'for significant contributions to the advancement of science in the United States'<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-04|title=AIChE Fellow Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives 2019 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize|url=https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2019/02/aiche-fellow-dr-cato-t-laurencin-receives-2019-aaas-philip-hauge-abelson-prize|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref> * 2018 - Les Hsun Lecture Award, [[Shenyang University of Chemical Technology|Shenyang University]], Shenyang, China<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Hsun Lecture Award----Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences|url=http://english.imr.cas.cn/internationalcoorperation/leehsunlectureseries/201409/t20140918_128165.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=english.imr.cas.cn}}</ref> * 2017 - Distinguished Engineering Educator Award for 2017 (from Engineer's Council)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Cato Laurencin Wins the National Academy of Engineering 2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award|url=https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/dr-cato-laurencin-winner-national-academy-engineering-2019-simon-ramo-founders-award/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=UConn Today|date=4 October 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2016 - Laureate, [[National Medal of Technology and Innovation]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-01|title=Dr. Cato Laurencin honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation|url=https://bulletin.facs.org/2016/07/dr-cato-laurencin-honored-with-national-medal-of-technology-and-innovation/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=The Bulletin|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2015 - Pioneer of Diversity Award, [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cosgrove|first=Kelly|date=2016-07-29|title=Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. {{!}} Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering|url=https://cbe.engr.uconn.edu/person/cato-laurencin-m-d-ph-d/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2015 - Living Legend Award, [[National Medical Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stickney|first=Ken|title=Medical pioneer to speak here Friday|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2015/11/11/medical-pioneer-speak-here-friday/75536792/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2015 - Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Traveling Fellow Award established by the Society for Biomaterials<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato T. Laurencin Travel Fellowship {{!}} Society for Biomaterials (SFB)|url=https://biomaterials.org/awards/cato-t-laurencin-travel-fellowship|access-date=2020-07-09|website=biomaterials.org}}</ref> * 2015 - Lifetime Achievement Award, West Indian Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brueckner|first=Heike|date=2014-01-12|title=Cato T. Laurencin {{!}} Institute of Materials Science|url=https://www.ims.uconn.edu/cato-laurencin/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2015 - Plenary Speaker and Plenary Award, [[American Ceramic Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-19|title=MS&T18 and ACerS Annual Meeting—Recapping a busy week|url=https://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/acers-news/mst18-and-acers-annual-meeting-recapping-a-busy-week|access-date=2020-07-09|website=The American Ceramic Society|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2014 - [[National Institutes of Health|NIH]] Director's Pioneer Award<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-10-08|title=Cato Laurencin Receives NIH Pioneer Award|url=https://news.engr.uconn.edu/uconn-researcher-receives-nih-pioneer-award.php|access-date=2020-07-09|website=School of Engineering News|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2014 - [[Percy Julian]] Medal, the highest honor of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChe)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobcche.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&tag=percy-julian-winners|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.nobcche.org}}</ref> ==Works in engineering== === Chemical engineering === Laurencin is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Connecticut. In chemical engineering, Laurencin was named one of the 100 Engineers of the Modern Era by the [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers]] for his work in pioneering polymer-ceramic systems for musculoskeletal use.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-28|title=Cato T. Laurencin|url=https://www.aiche.org/community/bio/cato-t-laurencin|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref> A Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, he won the William Grimes Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renowned orthopaedic scientist Laurencin set for Discovery Lecture (04/4/08)|url=https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=6295|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.mc.vanderbilt.edu}}</ref> and serves on the board of directors of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers with a term from 2018 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-24|title=AIChE Leadership|url=https://www.aiche.org/community/leadership|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}}</ref> He is the Founder and president of the Regenerative Engineering Society, a community within the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and is the Editor-in-Chief of ''Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine'', published by [[Springer Nature|Springer/Nature]]. He is the recipient of the James Bailey Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2020-05-28|title=Dr. Laurencin Selected as the Recipient of the James E. Bailey Award in Biological Engineering of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2020/05/28/dr-laurencin-selected-as-the-recipient-of-the-james-e-bailey-award-in-biological-engineering-of-the-american-institute-of-chemical-engineers/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and received the Percy Julian Medal,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobcche.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&tag=percy-julian-winners|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.nobcche.org}}</ref> the highest award of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. He is a fellow of the American Chemical Society of polymeric science and engineering and chemistry. He was the recipient of the Founders Award by the [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers|AIChE]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Cato T. Laurencin Selected as AIChE's 2022 Founders Award Recipient |url=https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2022/09/cato-t-laurencin-selected-aiches-2022-founders-award-recipient |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.aiche.org |language=en}}</ref> The AIChE created the Cato T. Laurencin Award for the American Regenerating Society. === Materials science and engineering === Laurencin is a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Connecticut. In materials science and engineering, he is a Fellow of the [[Materials Research Society]] and has been the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecturer and Plenary Speaker for the Materials Research Society. He is a fellow and life member of the [[American Ceramic Society]] and has delivered two of their most prestigious lectures. He has served as the Edward Orton, Jr., Memorial Lecturer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edward Orton Jr Memorial Lecture Archives|url=https://ceramics.org/category/acers-awards-and-honors/edward-orton-jr-memorial-lecture-awards-and-honors|access-date=2020-07-09|website=The American Ceramic Society|language=en-US}}</ref> and the Rustum Roy Lecturer for the American Ceramic Society.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regenerative Engineering Pioneer Dr. Cato Laurencin to Present Prestigious Frontier Lecture|url=https://mse.engr.uconn.edu/regenerative-engineering-pioneer-dr-cato-laurencin-to-present-prestigious-frontier-lecture.php|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Materials Science and Engineering}}</ref> He has been named one of the most highly cited researchers in Material Science and Engineering (Scopus) and his work on engineered materials for soft tissue regeneration was highlighted by [[National Geographic]] magazine in its 100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato T. Laurencin|url=https://mse.engr.uconn.edu/cato-laurencin|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Materials Science and Engineering}}</ref> He was awarded the 2020 Von Hippel Award from the [[Materials Research Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cato T. Laurencin Awarded the Materials Research Society's Highest Honor |url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/cato-t-laurencin-university-of-connecticut-presented-the-2020-von-hippel-award-for-pioneering-work-in-engineering-of-musculoskeletal-tissues-for-extraordinary-work-guiding-technology-and-science-policy-and-for-promoting-ethnic-diversity-and-excellence-in |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.newswise.com |language=en}}</ref> === Biomedical engineering === Laurencin is a professor of Biomedical Engineering. His work has been honored at the [[White House]], receiving the Presidential Faculty Fellow Award from President [[Bill Clinton]]. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering. He is an International Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, and a Fellow of the [[Biomedical Engineering Society]]. His work was honored by [[Scientific American]] magazine as one of the "50 Greatest Achievements in Science" in 2007.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Medicine|first1=National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CxpDwAAQBAJ&q=%22His+work+was+honored+by+Scientific+American+Magazine+as+one+of+the+50+greatest+achievements+in+science+in+2007.%22&pg=PA134|title=An American Crisis: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop|last2=Division|first2=Health and Medicine|last3=Practice|first3=Board on Population Health and Public Health|date=2018-07-30|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-47693-5|language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Laurencin was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] for biomaterial science, drug delivery, and tissue engineering involving musculoskeletal systems, and for academic leadership. Laurencin was named the 2009 winner of the Pierre Galletti Award,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pierre Galletti Award - AIMBE|url=https://aimbe.org/awards/pierre-galletti-award/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en}}</ref> medical and biological engineering's highest honor. Laurencin is active in technology development. In 2012, his work in musculoskeletal tissue regeneration was featured in [[National Geographic]] magazine's "100 Discoveries that Changed Our World" edition.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Medicine|first1=National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CxpDwAAQBAJ&q=%22His+work+was+honored+by+Scientific+American+Magazine+as+one+of+the+50+greatest+achievements+in+science+in+2007.%22&pg=PA134|title=An American Crisis: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop|last2=Division|first2=Health and Medicine|last3=Practice|first3=Board on Population Health and Public Health|date=2018-07-30|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-47693-5|language=en}}</ref> In addition, he received the Technology, Innovation and Development Award from the Society for Biomaterials in 2013 for key scientific and technical innovation and leadership in translational research. In [[Connecticut]], he was named Academic Entrepreneur of the Year by Connecticut Cure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2015 CURE Entrepreneur of the Year Award|url=https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/event/10952/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Yale School of Medicine|language=en}}</ref> He received the Connecticut Medal of Technology from the [[Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Connecticut Medal of Science, Connecticut Medal of Technology|url=https://www.ctcase.org/medals.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.ctcase.org}}</ref> == Work in medicine == Laurencin is the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut. He completed residency training at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, where he was Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital, [[Harvard Medical School]]. He served as vice president for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Previous to that, he served as the Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgeon-In-Chief at the [[University of Virginia Health System]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Medicine|first1=National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CxpDwAAQBAJ&q=Previous+to+that%2C+he+served+as+the+Lillian+T.+Pratt+Distinguished+Professor+of+Orthopaedic+Surgery+and+Orthopaedic+Surgeon-in-Chief+of+the+University+of+Virginia+Health+System.&pg=PA133|title=An American Crisis: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop|last2=Division|first2=Health and Medicine|last3=Practice|first3=Board on Population Health and Public Health|date=2018-07-30|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-47693-5|language=en}}</ref> A board certified shoulder and knee surgeon, Laurencin has been named to "America's Leading Physicians" by [[Black Enterprise]] magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-05-01|title=America's Leading Doctors|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/americas-leading-doctors/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Black Enterprise|language=en-US}}</ref> He has served as a ringside boxing physician and has been a physician for the [[USA Boxing]] men's elite team. He has been a member of the USA Boxing National Medical Advisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2019-09-09|title=Dr. Laurencin, Commissioner of Boxing for the State of Connecticut attends the CES MMA 58 Fight in Hartford last Saturday {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2019/09/09/dr-laurencin-commissioner-of-boxing-for-the-state-of-connecticut-attends-the-ces-mma-58-fight-in-hartford-last-saturday/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Laurencin also serves as the Commissioner of Boxing for the state of Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burnat|first=Melanie|date=2019-06-03|title=Dr. Cato Laurencin, Commissioner of Boxing for the State of Connecticut attends the CES MMA 56 Fight in Hartford Last Friday {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/2019/06/03/dr-cato-laurencin-commissioner-of-boxing-for-the-state-of-connecticut-attends-the-ces-mma-56-fight-in-hartford-last-friday/|access-date=2021-03-15|language=en-US}}</ref> Laurencin is a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]], a Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association, a Fellow of the [[American College of Surgeons]], and a member of the American's Leading Doctors edition. He received the [[Nicolas Andry Award]], the highest honor of the [[Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project: Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine|url=https://www8.nationalacademies.org/pa/projectview.aspx?key=51653|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www8.nationalacademies.org}}</ref> He is currently the only living orthopaedic surgeon elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]. He received an honorary degree from the [[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Mount Sinai School of Medicine]] in 2018. Laurencin received the 2021 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award from the American Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, FAAOS, Receives Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award |url=https://www.aaos.org/aaosnow/2021/tuesday/research/research12/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.aaos.org |language=en}}</ref> He is the creator of the IDEAL path for achieving justice and equity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-17 |title=An IDEAL Path to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion |language=en |url=https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2021/02/ideal-path-equity-diversity-and-inclusion |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> == Work in equity and justice == Laurencin is active in mentoring, especially underrepresented minority students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project: Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine|url=https://www8.nationalacademies.org/pa/projectview.aspx?key=51653|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www8.nationalacademies.org}}</ref> In 2020, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced Laurencin as the recipient of the Herbert W. Nickens Award. The award was bestowed upon Laurencin for his groundbreaking work in social justice, equity and fairness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award|url=https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/aamc-awards/nickens/2020-laurencin|access-date=2021-04-27|website=AAMC|language=en}}</ref> He received the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) Mentor Award, the Beckman Award for Mentoring, and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring in ceremonies at the [[White House]]. The Society for Biomaterials established The Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Travel Fellowship in his honor, given to underrepresented minority students pursuing research.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato T. Laurencin Travel Fellowship {{!}} Society for Biomaterials (SFB)|url=https://biomaterials.org/awards/cato-t-laurencin-travel-fellowship|access-date=2020-07-07|website=biomaterials.org}}</ref> He received an honorary degree from [[Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)|Lincoln University]], one of the oldest historically Black colleges in the country. Laurencin is an expert in public health, especially as it pertains to ethnic minority health and health disparities. Academically, he completed the Program in African-American Studies at Princeton University. He is a core faculty member of the Africana Studies Institute at the [[University of Connecticut]], and is Editor-in-Chief of the ''Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities'', published by Springer/Nature, a leading journal in the field.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project: Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine|url=https://www8.nationalacademies.org/pa/projectview.aspx?key=51653|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www8.nationalacademies.org}}</ref> He has written landmark papers, including the first paper in the referred literature showing high levels of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Blacks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UConn Dr. Cato Laurencin discusses study of racial disparities with COVID-19|url=https://www.fox61.com/video/news/health/coronavirus/uconn-racial-disparities-coronavirus-covid-19/520-be5e6548-38b0-4de9-831c-52315a99031d|access-date=2020-07-07|website=fox61.com|date=9 April 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> He has served as the Chair of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Laurencin co-founded the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, dedicated to addressing racial health disparities, and served as its first chair of the board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=mlb09007 {{!}} Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering|url=https://health.uconn.edu/connecticut-convergence-institute/author/mlb09007/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> He served on the board of trustees of the [[National Medical Association]] for over a decade and was Speaker of the House of Delegates of the National Medical Association. The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute created the Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award|url=http://www.thecobbinstitute.org/Programs/Cato_T_Laurencin_Lifetime_Research_Award|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.thecobbinstitute.org}}</ref> It is bestowed at the opening ceremonies of the annual meeting of the National Medical Association. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurencin, Cato T}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni]] [[Category:Princeton University alumni]] [[Category:Harvard Medical School alumni]] [[Category:American chief executives]] [[Category:University of Virginia School of Medicine faculty]] [[Category:University of Connecticut faculty]] [[Category:American orthopedic surgeons]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences]] [[Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering]] [[Category:21st-century African-American physicians]] [[Category:21st-century American physicians]] 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