UConn Doctor Honored For Tissue Research
Dr. Jay Lieberman of the University of Connecticut Health Center has won the Orthopaedic Research Society’s Marshall R. Urist Award for excellence in tissue regeneration research.
Lieberman, of Avon, is the director of the UConn Health Center’s New England Musculoskeletal Institute. He also is professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and a nationally renowned total joint replacement surgeon.
The Urist Award recognizes researchers who have demonstrated major achievements in the area of tissue regeneration. Dr. Lieberman was recognized for his work in cell-mediated therapies in bone repair, and the impact of his research on tissue regeneration and bone metabolism, said J. Mark Wilkinson, chair of the society’s special projects committee.
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Berns chairs operation fuel’s board
Mark Berns of Avon has been elected chairperson of Operation Fuel’s board of directors. Berns has been on the board since 2005 and has served as vice chair and interim chair. Berns is the president and owner of Palace Aids Fireplace, Pool and Spa Center in Torrington.
Operation Fuel, of Bloomfield, is a private, nonprofit statewide program that provides emergency energy assistance to lower-income working families, the elderly and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis and not eligible for energy assistance from government-funded programs.
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Meriden foundation honors Busch Gervais
Kate Busch Gervais has been honored by Small Business for a Healthy Connecticut for her efforts related to small business healthcare advocacy.
Gervais, the former senior development officer at Universal Healthcare Foundation in Meriden, was instrumental in developing a small business health care network with business associations and chambers of commerce throughout Connecticut.
Small Business for a Healthy Connecticut is a network of Connecticut small business owners that work together to provide an independent voice for quality healthcare in Connecticut.
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Peer dentists recognize Zase
Martin H. Zase, a Glastonbury dentist, has been honored by the Academy of General Dentistry for his commitment to lifelong learning, volunteering his services to communities in need, mentoring associates and new dentists, and participating in organized dentistry.
The recognition — attained by only 132 of the group’s 35,000 members — is presented only to members who have gone beyond earning the associationˆs highest honor of Mastership. Zase completed at least 1,600 hours of continuing dental education in 16 different dental disciplines.
He practices dentistry in the Colchester Dental Group. Zase is a past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a member of the American Dental Association.
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