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The 2017 Petit Scholars
They are Scholars, Hear Them Roar

2017 class of Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars most diverse in program history
Pictured clockwise from top left: Edward Botchwey, Ph.D., Jaydev Desai, Ph.D, Machelle Pardue, Ph.D., Sathya Gourisankar, Ph.D.
Botchwey, Desai, Gourisankar, and Pardue to be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

Four BME faculty will join the AIMBE College of Fellows
Balakrishna Pai, director of instructional laboratories, in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory.
Balakrishna Pai Named One of Georgia Tech’s Top Teachers

Pai recognized for teaching effectiveness
Wilbur Lam and patient
Lam Brings BME to ASCI

Petit Institute researcher elected to national honor society for physician-scientists
Understanding the biophysical cues provided by pathogenic particles may help vaccine developers fine tune the signals they already knew were being transmitted by the molecular information presented to the immune system. The research could provide a new tool for vaccine developers, said Krishnendu Roy, the Robert A. Milton Chair and professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Biophysics Plays Key Role in Immune System Signaling, Response

Understanding the biophysical cues provided by pathogenic particles may help fine tune vaccines.
A vagus nerve implant with two electrodes - one to apply desired stimulation going down into the body, the other to block unwanted stimulation going up to the brain.  Georgia Tech / Rob Felt
Buzzing the Vagus Nerve Just Right to Fight Inflammatory Disease

An electric buzz to the vagus can fight chronic inflammation -- this fine-tune makes it even better.
BME Capstone Design Team TraceLess is joined by its sponsor, Emory interventional radiologist Charles Gilliland. Pictured (left to right): Corey Marple, Carolyn Darrell, Kelly In, Parth Patel, Gilliland, and Sumi Marion.
Innovative Solutions for Clinical Needs

Emory interventional radiologists collaborating with Georgia Tech Capstone students
Gamma oscillation brain waves suppressed beta amyloid production and invigorated microglia
Noninvasive Visual Stimulation May Illuminate a Path for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

Successful reduction of beta amyloid plaques achieved by using flickering light to modulate brain activity and energize immune cells
Pictured (from left to right): Keely Jones (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Project Manager), Zach Steinfeld (Student), Shannon Felts (Student), Cat Edwards (BME Student), Chris Hardin (BME Student), Dan Salinas (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Chief Medical Officer), Bill Todd (Georgia Tech Faculty Member), Emily Ratliff (Student), Gwen Vozeolas (Student), Madison Young (Student), Courtney Burton (Student), Divad Miles (Student)
Children's Healthcare and Georgia Tech Collaborate on Business Practices for Pediatric Care

Team included two biomedical engineering undergraduate students
Robert Matheny and a satisfied patient
Patiently Growing

APDC-supported CorMatrix, develops devices that can grow with the patient
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Georgia Tech is examining death certificate data to determine what can be learned from these records. Shown are May Dongmei Wang, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Paula Braun, entrepreneur-in-residence at the CDC; and Mark Braunstein, M.D., a professor of the practice in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. (Credit: Rob
The Health Informatics Revolution

Georgia Tech is advancing health informatics in ways that will affect the future of health care.
Team CathART
CathART Takes BME Capstone Award

Team sponsored by Boston Scientific designed a better catheter for fertility treatment
Cassie Mitchell, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory.
Biocuration Process Selected as Outstanding Neuroscience Laboratory Article

The process curates and integrates biological or clinical data into a usable database for researchers
Yonggang Ke, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory.
Yonggang Ke Selected to Receive NSF CAREER Award

Award recognizes the highest level of excellence among early-stage researchers
Troy Batugal
Serving a Larger Cause

BioE students Alyssa Pybus and Troy Batugal balance military and lab commitments
Fighting the Good Fight

Integrated Cancer Research Center developing new weapons for war on cancer
Q&A: C. Ross Ethier

BME interim chair guiding department during transition period
BME Associate Professor Joe Le Doux (left) gathers with some of the BME undergraduate mentors (left, from Le Doux): Subhi Al-jabi, Dhara Patel, Andrew Akers, and Bhargav Earla.
BME Mentor Families Pay it Forward

Learning Commons program helping students navigate the challenges of higher education
Biomedical engineers from Emory and Georgia Tech have devised a microfluidic device for the diagnosis of bleeding disorders, in which platelets can demonstrate their strength by squeezing two protein dots together.   Top: platelets flexing. Lower left: rows of protein dots; platelets are visible in red. Lower right: size of the actual device. Adapted from Myers et al Nature Materials (2016).
Strength Tests for Platelets

Bleeding disorders could one day be diagnosed by putting platelets through strength tests
In light of this year’s Diversity Symposium theme, “Celebrating Women at Georgia Tech,” Institute Diversity created the Gender Equity Champion Awards to recognize members of the faculty, staff, and student body, and a unit (office, department, school, or lab) for significantly demonstrating gender diversity, equity, and inclusion within the campus community.Photo by Camille Pendley
Institute Diversity Honors Four Gender Equity Champions at the Eighth Annual Diversity Symposium

Four Gender Equity Champion Award winners were honored at the Eighth Annual Diversity Symposium.
Alyson Colin
BEST Chance of Success

Program offers trainees a wide-angled glimpse of biomedical career options
Here's most of the grad students that made the whirlwind trip to Genentech. Alexandra Atalis (featured in the story) is front row, center. Erin Edwards (also featured) is in the second row, right.
There and Back Again

CTEng Trainees Make Quick, Productive Trip to Genentech
This super-resolution fluorescence microscopy image of HyPer-Tau shows the microtubular structure of a human (HeLa) cancer cell. The image was made using the new super-resolution microscope in the Georgia Tech Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience (IBB). (Credit: Emilie Warren, Georgia Tech) 
HyPer-Tau Provides Spatially-resolved Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing in Cells

Researchers have developed a sensor to show the location of hydrogen peroxide inside living cells with high resolution.
Team Cold and Bold
BME Scores at Expo

Two Coulter teams take home awards in fall semester Capstone Design competition
BME’s Fall Tradition

Biotechnology Career Fair brings in record numbers
Why budding designers should keep social impact in mind when designing

When Schaar heard about UNICEF’s Wearables for Good design challenge, she encouraged students to submit their ideas.
World Stem Cell Summit Comes to Atlanta

REM plays lead role in annual gathering of global stakeholders
A new study about the way long-term training affects the nervous system could assist with rehabilitation medicine, says study author Lena Ting.
Study finds ballet training may improve balance and coordination in daily activities

Study finds ballet training may improve balance and coordination in daily activities
Marilyn Marks Gift Supports Non-Traditional BME Students

Donates gift of $150,000 to help support BME undergraduate students
Emory University School of Medicine
BME Faculty Recognized by Emory University School of Medicine

BME Faculty Recognized by Emory University School of Medicine
First Place Team developed Divy app.
Tech Wins First and Second Place in Business Competition

Two teams of Georgia Tech students brought home the top prizes at Hack ATL, the largest undergraduate business “hackathon” in the Southeast.
Power trio, from left: Georgia Tech President Emeritus Wayne Clough, Parker H. "Pete" Petit, and Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson at the Petit Institute's 20th anniversary celebration.
The Petit Institute at 20

Presidents, founders, leaders, and faculty celebrate anniversary of interdisciplinary research institute