{"595448":{"#nid":"595448","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First Allen Grant Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETodd Sulchek, researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is a principle investigator on the team that has won the inaugural award of the J. David Allen Seed Grant Program in Cellular Manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESulchek, an associate professor of bioengineering in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, shares the $90,000 grant with his collaborators, Young-sup Yoon from Emory University and James Lauderdale from the University of Georgia (UGA).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe title of their research is, \u0026ldquo;Microfluidic Technologies for Improved Engineering of iPSCs and Their Applications to Treating Corneal and Lymphatic Diseases.\u0026rdquo; The goal is to analyze and validate a mechanical method to deliver reprogramming factors to human somatic cells, creating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that would potentially be used, down the road, in the treatment of lymphedema, cancer, and eye disorders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this year, Dr. Allen announced a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/592878\/rem-leveraging-its-success\u0022\u003E$1 million gift \u003C\/a\u003Ethat would be disbursed over a 10-year period, to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gra.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E to advance cell-manufacturing related research and development at Emory, Georgia Tech, and UGA. The gift creates a unique partnership designed to accelerate collaboration, stimulate innovation, and help establish Georgia as a leader in cellular manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeed grant teams must have researchers from each institution, and the award is divided equally between the three schools. The award supports collaborative projects with a high potential for clinical or industry translation at earlier stages of development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Petit Institute\u2019s Todd Sulchek part of research team to win new seed grant"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPetit Institute\u0026rsquo;s Todd Sulchek part of research team to win new seed grant\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Petit Institute\u2019s Todd Sulchek part of research team to win new seed grant"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2017-09-01 19:53:23","changed_gmt":"2017-12-19 14:42:34","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595446":{"id":"595446","type":"image","title":"Todd Sulchek","body":null,"created":"1504295247","gmt_created":"2017-09-01 19:47:27","changed":"1504295247","gmt_changed":"2017-09-01 19:47:27","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226931","name":"original.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/original_3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":519852,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/original_3.jpg?itok=hnJN1duu"}}},"media_ids":["595446"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"171346","name":"go-rem"}],"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}