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Paul Benkeser, professor and senior associate chair in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Benkeser Elected to BMES Fellows

BMES recognizes exceptional achievements and contributions
This scanning electron microscopy image shows the nanocapsules once formed after the removal of the gold nanoparticles and polystyrene beads, leaving behind an opening that can be used to fill the capsules with a payload. (Credit: Jichuan Qiu)
Nanoscale “Glass” Bottles Could Enable Targeted Drug Delivery

Tiny silica bottles filled with medicine and a special temperature-sensitive material could be used for drug delivery to kill…
The new Petit Institute faculty researchers are (clockwise from top left): Nian Liu, Annirudh Sarkar, Christopher Weise, Greg Sawicki, Hyojung Choo, Valerie Odero-Marah, Yajun Mei, Marcus Cicerone, Yuhang Hu, Swati Gupta, Ghassan AlRegib, and Candace Fleischer.
Petit Institute Grows by a Dozen

Faculty from Georgia Tech, Emory, and Clark Atlanta join interdisciplinary research community
Krish Roy delivered the opening remarks.
Patient’s Story Stirs CMaT Audience

NSF Cell Manufacturing Technologies Center gathering in Athens for annual retreat
Irene Daboin teaches Psychology and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness

A couple of Georgia Tech courses are in pursuit of happiness. One is offered by the School of Psychology.
MBID Students Celebrate Graduation
MBID Students Deliver Final Presentations and Celebrate Graduation

Year-long medical device projects end with in-depth presentations to clinicians and faculty
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children. (Photo: John Toon, Georgia Tech)
Soft Wearable Health Monitor Uses Stretchable Electronics

A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults,…
Aaron Levine, associate professor in the School of Public Policy
Georgia Tech Expert Raises Concerns About Medical Crowdfunding for Advanced Cancer Therapies

Aaron Levine's new paper in 'The Lancet Oncology' examines crowdfunding for CAR-T cell therapy
Chethan Pandarinath Makes the Shortlist

BME/Petit Institute researcher a finalist Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact
Karmella Haynes
Haynes Helps Create Roadmap for Synthetic Biology

Multitalented BME researcher takes leadership role in charting the future of research, urging federal investment in the field
Anna Romanov
Soaring Like the Astronauts

Two BME students win prestigious Astronaut Scholar Foundation awards
Chethan Pandarinath and Lee Miller were awarded a $1 million grant from DARPA for their research on artificial intelligence and neural interfaces.
Artificially Intelligent Neural Interfaces

DARPA funding researchers from Georgia Tech, Emory, and Northwestern
Professor Phil Santangelo
The Next Frontier in Bioengineering

A new HIV treatment aimed at women could be on the horizon with Phil Santangelo’s RNA-based solutions
Emily Madsen
Giving Scientific Research an Artistic Flair

BME student Emily Madsen uses her skills as a painter and sculptor to illuminate complex topics
Cheng Zhu, Regents Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.
Cheng Zhu Interviewed at ISTH 2019 Congress

Zhu discusses platelets and activation by shear forces
Lena Ting and Garrett Stanley
Training the Next Generation

New program at Georgia Tech and Emory funded by NIH creating next wave of researchers in computational neural engineering
Robot Able to Instantly Identify Household Materials Using Near-Infrared Light

Robots aren’t yet household fixtures, but Georgia Tech researchers have already come up with a way domestic bots might recognize…
Vinny Agarwal and Shu Takayama
Petit Institute Seed Grants Awarded to Three Teams

Annual funding program supports diverse range of interdisciplinary research projects
A digitally-colorized, negatively-stained transmission electron microscope image shows the details of an influenza virus particle. (Credit: CDC - Frederick Murphy)
$21.9 Million Gene Modulation Research Effort Targets Influenza Pandemics

A new $21.9 million research initiative will modulate gene expression to help protect against pandemic flu.
Professor Phil Santangelo 
Phil Santangelo Promoted to Full Professor

Georgia Tech promotes Santangelo to full professor
In the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR), Raheem Beyah will serve as Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research (VPIR), while Robert Butera will be Vice President for Research Operations (VPRO).
Two Research Vice Presidents Named in EVPR Office

Georgia Tech has announced the selection of two outstanding faculty members to serve as vice presidents in the Office of the…
BME Faculty at MLSE 2019 Conference. Top row, left-to-right: Mark Borodovsky, Gari Clifford, Cassie Mitchell. Bottom row, left-to-right: Wei Sun, Denis Tsygankov, May Wang, Cheng Zhu
BME Faculty Presenting at Machine Learning in Science and Engineering 2019 Conference

2nd annual MLSE conference hosted at Georgia Tech
Abigail Paulson
Using Brain Wave Stimulation to Treat Alzheimer’s

Georgia Tech and MIT researchers develop noninvasive treatment to improve memory and reduce amyloid plaques in mice
James Dahlman
DNA: Faster Data, More Storage, Better Drugs

Georgia Tech researcher James Dahlman pens essay for Scientific American as new DNA barcoding company continues to grow
Michael E. Davis, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor with tenure effective September 1, 2019 by the Board of Trustees at Emory University.
Michael Davis Promoted to Full Professor

Emory University promotes Davis to full professor with tenure
Steven Marzec with BME chair Susan Margulies
Spring 2019 Celebration of Community

BME Department holds 2nd Annual Celebration of the BME Community
Professor Lena Ting from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.
Synergy II/Nexus Awards Fund Collaborative Research

Research proposal aims to pursue mapping the human “gaitome”
Cassie Mitchell, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, selected as a 2019 Diversity and Inclusion (DI) Fellow by Georgia Tech.
Cassie Mitchell Selected as 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Fellow

Mitchell focuses on enabling the physically disabled to meet professional goals
Pictured left to right are: Dan Mote, Jr., Paul Benkeser, Wendy Newstetter, Joe Le Doux, and Alex Van Adzin.
National Academy of Engineering Ceremony Honors Three Biomedical Engineering Faculty

Gordon Prize ceremony honors innovative engineering education
A team of trainees from the NIH Cell and Tissue Engineering Training Program (CTEng) and the NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT) visited global pharma company Celgene.
Trainees Gain Cell Manufacturing Industry Insight

Grad students from Georgia Tech and three other universities get rare close-up look at big pharma facility
Devina Puri won in the Ph.D. candidate category. Her talk covered, “Single-cell Dynamics of Bacterial Biofilm Formation.”
Best Seminar Award Winners

Best Coulter Department Ph.D. candidate and postdoctoral seminar presenters announced
WiSAT - Wheelchair In-seat Activity Tracker
Coulter Translational Program Announces Funding Collaboration with Rick Hansen Institute

Funding will support commercialization of wheelchair in-seat activity tracker