Posted: October 15, 2017 Portable 3-D scanner developed in lab of Brandon Dixon assesses patients with elephantiasis An estimated 120 million people worldwide are infected with lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic, mosquito-borne disease that can cause major swelling and deformity of the legs known as elephantiasis. Health-care workers rely on leg measurements to assess the severity … Continue reading “Technology Developed at Petit Institute Gets Test Run”
Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Professorship II | Deputy Director, NSF Engineering Research Center for CMaTWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology IBB 2305404-385-5026Email Profile | Lab | PubMed | Google Scholar Research Interests Development of novel polymeric biomaterials, regeneration of tendon/ligament, and protein delivery for orthopaedic tissue engineering.
Betty Gage Holland Professor and Chair | Director, Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research CenterEmory Department of NeurologyEmory University 404-727-7220Email Profile | PubMed | Google Scholar Research Interests His work has contributed to understanding the brain systems and mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and in identifying molecular targets for new therapeutic strategies.
Professor of Medicine | Director, Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Center | Director, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and ImmunotherapyDepartment of Hematology and Medical OncologyEmory UniversityWinship Cancer Institute of Emory University 404-778-2984Email Profile | Lab | PubMed | Google Scholar Research Interests Research focus is in enhancing immune reconstitution after stem cell transplant and developing cell therapy for anti-tumor immunology … Continue reading “Edmund “Ned” Waller”
Woodruff Associate ProfessorGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology IBB 2315404-385-1126Email Profile | Lab | PubMed | Google Scholar Research Interests Incorporating mechanics with cellular engineering, biochemistry, biomaterials, and immunology to 1) elucidate how physical forces regulate seemingly unrelated aspects of cancer such as metastasis and immune suppression as well as 2) develop novel immunotherapeutics to treat cancer.
D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor | GRA Eminent ScholarDirector, UGA Regenerative Bioscience CenterDepartment of Animal & Dairy ScienceUniversity of Georgia 706-583-0071Email Profile | Lab | PubMed | Google Scholar Research Interests Finding new treatments for degenerative diseases such Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Multiple Sclerosis and neural injuries spinal cord and head trauma as well as treating cardiovascular diseases (heart and blood vessel repair) … Continue reading “Steve Stice”
