Ahead of 2017 Aurora Prize Weekend Dr. Tom Catena paid a special visit to Armenia. He met with communities, cultural and religious leaders and youth in Armenia. He delivered a lecture at Yerevan State Medical University where he was awarded with an honorary doctorate degree. Dr. Catena visited Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute where a special exhibition was opened dedicated to Aurora Mardiganian, the inspirational woman behind the Aurora Prize. On May 28 Dr. Tom Catena was announced as the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate during a special ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia.