2019 Scholars and Mentors
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Jeffrey Butler - Morehouse College
Petit Endowment
Mentor: Jiexi Liao
Project: The Role of Talin on Platelet Aggregation in Stenosis Microfluidics using Pediatric Type I Diabetic Blood Samples
Lab: Cheng Zhu
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Kendreze Holland - Georgia State University
CMaT Scholar
Mentor: Fatima Chrit
Lab: Todd Sulchek
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Tsuraya Iswanto - Georgia State University
UCB Scholae
Mentor: Shea McMurty
Project: Mapping Intermuscular Force Dependent Reflex Pathways using Intramuscular Stimulation in the Cat Hindlimb
Lab: T. Richard Nichols
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Kaitlin Jacobson - Georgia Tech
CCE Scholar
Mentor: Moran Frenkel-Pinter
Project: Reversible Polymerization of Prebiotic Depsipeptides Leads to Structure-based Selection of Alpha-amino Acids
Lab: Nicholas Hud
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Nuzhat Kabir - Georgia Tech
GB Espy Scholar
Mentor: Monica Perez
Project: Synthesis and Topical Delivery of Ionic Liquids for Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
Lab: Mark Prausnitz
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Mark Keenum - Georgia Tech
Dasher Scholar
Mentor: Randall Toy
Project: Designing virus-mimicking Nanoparticles to Enhance the Efficacy of Flu Vaccines
Lab: Krishnendu Roy
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Lilian King - Georgia Tech
Beckman Coulter Scholar
Mentor: Katie Young
Project: PWM based Perfusion Bioreactor for Investigating Tumor Cell Migration
Lab: Todd Sulchek
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Patrycja Kotowska - Georgia Tech
Beckman Coulter Scholar
Mentor: Shlomi Cohen
Project: The Role of Hyaluronan in Collective Cell Migration
Lab: Jennifer Curtis
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Chrisangela Martin - Georgia State University
CMaT Scholar
Mentor: Seleipiri Charles
Project: Functional Imaging of Mature Forebrain Organoids using a Robust Microfluidic Platform
Lab Hang Lu
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Bailey McLain - Georgia Tech
Pruitt Scholar
Mentor: Inseung Kang
Project: Smart Controlled Pediatric Powered Lower-limb Exoskeleton
Lab: Aaron Young
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Matthew Ritch - Georgia Tech
Regenerative Engineering & Medicine Center Scholar
Mentor: Bailey Hannon
Project: Determining Efficacy and Toxicitiy of Genipin-induced Scleral Crosslinking in Rat Eyes
Lab: C. Ross Ethier
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Joseph Shaver - Georgia Tech
Dasher Scholar
Mentor: Fabrice Bernard
Project: Nano-particles for Intra-articular Retention and Lymphatic Drug Delivery
Lab: J. Brandon Dixon
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Lee-Kai Sun - Georgia Tech
UCB Scholar
Mentor: Ian Miller
Project: Engineering Genetic Thermal Switches for Remote Control of Therapeutic T Cells
Lab: Gabe Kwong
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Luke Tomasovic - Georgia Tech
UCB Scholar
Mentor: Ana Stringari de Castro
Project: Designing a Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine with Increased Immunogenicity towards Staphylococcal Cytotoxins
Lab: Ravi Kane
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Kent Yamamoto - Georgia Tech
Beckman Coulter Scholar
Mentor: Yash Chitalia
Project: Phantom Model System Design for Testing Medical Robots
Lab: Jaydev Desai
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Jaqueline Zhu - Emory University
UCB Scholar
Mentor: Xuanwen Hua
Project: Hybrid Super-Resolution and Light-Field Microscopy for Simultaneous Anatomical and Functional Neuronal Imaging