{"148501":{"#nid":"148501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"C. Ross Ethier Joins Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC. Ross Ethier, Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in the area of biomechanics and mechanobiology recently joined the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University as the new Georgia Research Alliance Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Eminent Scholar in Bioengineering. He is considered one of the world\u2019s leading researchers in the study of glaucoma, arterial disease and osteoarthritis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEthier\u2019s recruitment adds new dimensions to the Coulter Department\u2019s international reputation in biomedical engineering and biomechanics and we are delighted to welcome him to Atlanta,\u201d said Larry McIntire, Wallace H. Coulter Chair and Professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEthier\u2019s research has the potential to create a new paradigm for treating glaucoma, the second most common cause of blindness. His glaucoma research focuses on biomechanics of aqueous humor drainage in the normal and glaucomatous eye, and the mechanical and cellular response of optic nerve tissues to intraocular pressure.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, Ethier studies the hemodynamic basis of arterial disease and mechanobiology of osteoarthritis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Ethier\u2019s strengths in applying his expertise in biomechanics to the understanding of glaucoma, arterial disease and osteoarthritis are world-class,\u201d said C. Michael Cassidy, President and CEO of the Georgia Research Alliance. \u201cWe anticipate that his work will lead to new treatments for these conditions that affect so many worldwide.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEthier comes to Georgia from Imperial College London, where he was Professor and Head of the Department of Bioengineering.\u0026nbsp; He also directed the $17 million Medical Engineering Solutions in Osteoarthritis Center of Excellence, one of four Wellcome Trust\/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Centers in the UK.\u0026nbsp; In addition, he directed the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter earning his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ethier joined the faculty of the University Toronto in 1986, where he built a strong program in biomaterials and biomedical engineering.\u0026nbsp; In 2007, he was recruited to Imperial College London.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEthier has published widely and has an extensive history of consulting with industry. He is the co-author of \u003Cem\u003EIntroductory Biomechanics,\u003C\/em\u003E a textbook widely used in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He is a Fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E# #\u0026nbsp;#\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout GRA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA model public-private partnership between Georgia universities, business and state government, the Georgia Research Alliance helps build Georgia\u2019s technology-rich economy in three major ways: through attracting Eminent Scholars to Georgia\u2019s research universities; through investing in sophisticated research tools; and through converting research into products, services and jobs that drive the economy. To learn more about GRA, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gra.org\u0022\u003Ewww.gra.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Coulter Department\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is a joint program of the Emory University School of Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering. The Coulter Department\u2019s mission is to shape and advance the discipline of biomedical engineering through innovative research and inspiring education, with the goal of comprehensive integration of engineering methods into the mainstream of health care. The program is ranked second in both undergraduate and graduate programs \u003Cem\u003Eby U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E. To learn more, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.bme.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Research Alliance Names Glaucoma and Cardiovascular Expert Ross Ethier New GRA Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Eminent Scholar in Bioengineering"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC. Ross Ethier, Ph.D., an internationally recognized leader in the area of biomechanics and mechanobiology recently joined the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University as the new Georgia Research Alliance Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Eminent Scholar in Bioengineering. He is considered one of the world\u2019s leading researchers in the study of glaucoma, arterial disease and osteoarthritis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27182","created_gmt":"2012-08-22 10:44:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Adrianne Proeller","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"148511":{"id":"148511","type":"image","title":"Ross Ethier","body":null,"created":"1449178763","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:23","changed":"1475894782","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:22","alt":"Ross Ethier","file":{"fid":"195136","name":"rossethierheadshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rossethierheadshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rossethierheadshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":205272,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rossethierheadshot.jpg?itok=ZE8uHbz-"}}},"media_ids":["148511"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/","title":"Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gra.org\/","title":"Georgia Research Alliance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKathie Robichaud, Georgia Research Alliance\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-332-9770, ext. 24 \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:krobichaud@gra.org\u0022\u003Ekrobichaud@gra.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdrianne Proeller, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2357, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:adrianne.proeller@bme.gatech.edu?subject=Younan%20Xia\u0022\u003Eadrianne.proeller@bme.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}