{"143541":{"#nid":"143541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery Announces the 2012-2013 Class of GAANN Fellows.","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program provides funds each year for doctoral students conducting research in drug design, development and delivery. \u0026nbsp;These focus areas are intended to broadly encompass topics relevant to pharmaceutical research. The GAANN program is open to eligible graduate students from all Georgia Tech schools and departments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis year\u2019s GAANN fellows were selected from an outstanding pool of applicants, who are carrying out high-impact research addressing a broad range of pharmaceutical needs\u201d said Mark Prausnitz, PhD, Regents\u0027 professor and Love Family professor in Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and director of CD4, who serves as the principle investigator of the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new class of fellows represent a diverse group of students from biomedical engineering, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile most academic training programs address one particular aspect of pharmaceutical research, at Georgia Tech, we have an integrative approach that brings together scientists and engineers from many disciplines to improve the process of pharmaceutical development that includes drug design, manufacturing and delivery. Through the GAANN training grant, we are training future leaders of pharmaceutical research who understand the complex, interconnected process of bringing a drug from idea to product,\u201d Prausnitz added\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince the program\u2019s inception in 2003, over 130 fellowships have been awarded.\u0026nbsp; Solicitation for the 2013-2013 fellows will take place beginning in April 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 2012-2013 GAANN fellows:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERayaj Ahmed \u2013 Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003ESamantha Au \u2013 Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003EW. 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