Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering, the Van Dusen Endowed Chair in Academic Medicine and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Matthew J. Cook, MPH is the CICATS webmaster and a research associate 2 in the Biomedical Informatics Division. He also maintains the CICATS social media accounts and CICATS Profiles.
Torti named VP for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean
University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst today announced that Dr. Frank M. Torti, vice president for strategic programs, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and chair of the Department of Cancer Biology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, will become the new vice president for health affairs at the UConn Health Center and the [...]
Lots to “Like” on CICATS Facebook Page
Facebook is now part of the daily routine for over 800 million users around the world — including a large percentage of the 500+ clinical and translational researchers in Greater Hartford who are already CICATS members! To take advantage of this new communication link, CICATS has launched its own Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CICATS/. We’ll be [...]
Dr. Cato Laurencin Profiled for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, the career of Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering, the chief executive officer of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and a nationally recognized mentor, was highlighted on FOX CT’s morning show on Feb. 14. Dr. Laurencin was one of 23 prominent [...]
Public Health Nutrition Highlights Study Conducted by CICATS Scholar
When it comes to offering healthy food in the local corner store, supply can impact demand, according to a study by University of Connecticut researchers. The study, published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, found that when corner stores stocked a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, customers were more likely to buy them. A [...]
Weller elected VP and President Elect of CASE
Congratulations to CICATS member, Sandra Weller PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology, who has been elected vice president/president elect of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) for a term beginning July 1, 2012. Dr. Weller will be the first woman to serve as both vice president [...]