{"205651":{"#nid":"205651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chimdimnma Esimai awarded UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChimdimnma \u0022Chi-Chi\u0022 Esimai is to receive the 2013 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Merck Company Foundation Graduate Science Research Fellowship.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fellowship is awarded to help top African American graduate students complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation required for a doctoral degree in the biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering.\u0026nbsp; Esimai will receive a fellowship stipend to cover from 12-24 months of fellowship tenure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEsimai, a pre-doctoral candidate in Georgia Tech\u0027s Bioengineering program, is advised by Andres Garcia, PhD, professor of Mechanical Engineering.\u0026nbsp; She is conducting research in cadherin-based cell-cell adhesive force.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Award given to top African American doctoral students in biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChimdimnma Esimai awarded UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Fellowship - Award given to top African American doctoral students in biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Chimdimnma Esimai awarded UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Fellowship"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2013-04-10 11:49:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:59","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/garcialab.gatech.edu\/index.htm","title":"Garcia lab"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.bioengineering.gatech.edu\/","title":"BioEngineering website"}],"groups":[{"id":"65448","name":"Bioengineering Graduate Program"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"63701","name":"Chi-Chi Esimai"},{"id":"63691","name":"Chimdimnma Esimai"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chris.ruffin@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EChris Ruffin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["chris.ruffin@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}