{"55343":{"#nid":"55343","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four ISyE Faculty Featured in Research Horizons Profile of Cancer Research at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty members in the H. Milton Stewart\nSchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering are among the Georgia Tech faculty whose cancer research is profiled in the winter issue of \u003Cem\u003EResearch Horizons. \u003C\/em\u003EWith this issue, the magazine wraps up a\nthree-part series that focused on cancer research at Georgia Tech. The series presented\na thorough overview of research that spans origins, diagnosis, and treatment of\ncancer. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe article, \u201cTreating Cancer: Researchers Develop and\nImprove Techniques for Attacking Cancer,\u201d features the research of \u003Cstrong\u003EShabbir Ahmed\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EEva Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Savelsbergh\u003C\/strong\u003E,\nand \u003Cstrong\u003EMing Yuan\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAhmed\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ESavelsberg\u003C\/strong\u003E, along with graduate student\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHalil\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EOzan\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EGozbasi\u003C\/strong\u003E, are\nimproving intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment plans to\nminimize damage to critical organs. This type of treatment plan is challenging\nbecause some organs move. In her research, \u003Cstrong\u003ELee\u003C\/strong\u003E\nis addressing motion issues, specifically with liver and lung cancer patients,\nto develop treatment plans that account for breathing, motion, and shape\nchanges throughout the treatment regime. In another project, Lee is\nincorporating biological information into treatment planning for prostate\ncancer, IMRT and brachytherapy \u2013 the placement of radioactive \u201cseeds\u201d inside a\ntumor. \u003Cstrong\u003EMing\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EYuan\u003C\/strong\u003E, a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, is\nusing computational and mathematical approaches to analyze how gene expression\nevolves over time in individuals with breast cancer and whether these patterns\ncan predict treatment outcome. In another project, \u003Cstrong\u003EYuan\u003C\/strong\u003E is collaborating with two University of Wisconsin professors\nto conduct expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) studies, the analysis of which\nallows the researchers to identify genomic hot spots that regulate gene\ntranscription and expression on a genome-wide scale. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/cancer-treatment\/\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/cancer-treatment\/\u0022\u003E\/\u003C\/a\u003E\nto read the entire article. To read the previous two reports in the series,\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/understanding-cancer-origins\/\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\nfor the first report, titled \u201cUnderstanding the Origins of Cancer: Scientists\nInvestigate the Molecular Changes that Lead to Disease,\u201d and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/diagnosing-cancer\/\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\nfor the second report, titled \u201cDiagnosing Cancer: Researchers Pursue Many\nDirections Toward Early Detection and Diagnosis.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty members in the H. Milton Stewart\nSchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering are among the Georgia Tech \nfaculty whose cancer research is profiled in the winter issue of \u003Cem\u003EResearch\n Horizons. \u003C\/em\u003EWith\n this issue, the magazine wraps up a\nthree-part series that focused on cancer research at Georgia Tech. The \nseries presented\na thorough overview of research that spans origins, diagnosis, and \ntreatment of\ncancer.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-04-13 08:35:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55348":{"id":"55348","type":"image","title":"Winter 2010 issue of Research Horizons features ISyE faculty","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"Winter 2010 issue of Research Horizons features ISyE faculty","file":{"fid":"190281","name":"Pages_from_2010-Winter_small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pages_from_2010-Winter_small_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Pages_from_2010-Winter_small_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":191258,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Pages_from_2010-Winter_small_0.jpg?itok=BggoxNUd"}}},"media_ids":["55348"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"9153","name":"Research Horizons"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}