{"636866":{"#nid":"636866","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Petit Institute Expands Its Ranks by 23, Including Liang Han, Britney Schmidt, Amanda Stockton","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology sees continued growth in its faculty ranks with the addition of 23 new members in recent months. The group covers a wide swath of bioengineering and bioscience research fields, representing Georgia Tech, Emory, and Morehouse College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis brings the total number of Petit Institute faculty to 244 members; meet the newest cohort below.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuy Benian\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. The Benian lab focuses on the functions and structures of giant multi-domain proteins, and the mechanism by which myofibrils are attached to the muscle cell membrane and transmit force.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAhmet Coskun\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University. Coskun is a systems biotechnologist and bioengineer, working at the nexus of multiplex imaging and quantitative cell biology. His lab aims to deliver biotechnologies for spatial multi-comics profiling vision at the single cell level.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrasad (Lakshmi) Dasi,\u003C\/strong\u003E professor, Coulter Department. Dasi\u0026#39;s research is in translational cardiovascular engineering, pushing engineering to better treat and\/or manage structural heart diseases in both adults and children.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThomas DiChristina\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech. His Environmental Geomicrobiology Lab focuses on fundamental and applied aspects of microbial metal respiration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELiang Han\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech. Han\u0026rsquo;s research is focused on using a combination of molecular, cellular, immunohistochemical, electrophysiological, genetic and behavioral approaches to understand how the nervous system receives, transmits and interprets various stimuli to induce physiological and behavioral responses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKarmella Haynes,\u003C\/strong\u003E associate professor, Coulter Department. The Haynes\u0026rsquo; lab aims to identify how the intrinsic properties of chromatin, the DNA-protein structure that packages eukaryotic genes, can be used to control cell development in tissues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShella Keilholz\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, Coulter Department. Keilholz\u0026#39;s lab studies network dynamics in the brain using a combination of MRI, electrophysiology, and optical imaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak,\u003C\/strong\u003E professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech. Keskinocak\u0026#39;s research focuses on the applications of operations research and management science with societal impact, particularly health and humanitarian applications, supply chain management, and logistics\/transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdam Klein\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of laryngology, otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Klein\u0026rsquo;s research interests include vocal cord reanimation, laryngeal papillomatosis, and designing a surgical trainer for phonomicrosurgery (voice surgery).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESakis Mantalaris\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, Coulter Department. The Biomedical Systems Engineering Laboratory focuses on providing integrated in vitro\/in silico platforms for clinical translational biomedical applications, specifically delivering an interdisciplinary program on bioprocess engineering for the production of high-value products for precision healthcare applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid\u0026nbsp;Myers\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, Coulter Department. Myers\u0026rsquo; Sensors for Living Systems Lab (SL2) seeks to improve healthcare measurements and learn how to extract information from biological systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETianye Niu\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech. The research interests of Niu\u0026rsquo;s Advanced Imaging Laboratory for Radiation Therapy focus on conebeam CT scanner design and spectral CT algorithm development, connected by the current need for clinical onboard and high-volume data analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Porter\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor in hematology and oncology, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Porter\u0026#39;s lab studies mechanisms of carcinogenesis and treatment resistance, with the goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve the care of children with cancer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFelipe\u0026nbsp;Quiroz\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, Coulter Department. Quiroz\u0026rsquo; lab engineers self-assembling materials that are genetically-encoded and stimuli-responsive.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArijit Raychowdhury\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech. Raychowdhury\u0026rsquo;s Integrated Circuits \u0026amp; Systems Research Lab studies low power digital and mixed-signal circuit design, design of power converters, sensors and exploring interactions of circuits with device technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Saldana\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, Woodruff School. Saldana\u0026#39;s current research interests are centered on establishing the processing science needed to realize next generation material systems (alloys, composites, bio-inspired) and manufacturing processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBritney Schmidt\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech. The Planetary Habitability and Technology Lab works to understand how icy ocean worlds form, evolve, and ultimately could give rise to life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENicoleta Serban\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, Stewart School. Serban\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on model-based data mining for functional data, spatio-temporal data with applications to industrial economics with a focus on service distribution and nonparametric statistical methods motivated by recent applications from proteomics and genomics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVahid Serpooshan\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, Coulter Department. Serpooshan Tissue Manufacturing \u0026amp; Analysis Lab uses a multidisciplinary approach to design and develop micro\/nano-scale tissue engineering technologies with the ultimate goal of generating functional tissues and organs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Singh\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech. Singh\u0026#39;s research investigates the intersections of genetics, health and society, which draws on her experiences of working in the biotechnology industry in molecular biology and as a public health researcher at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJonathan Stiles\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of microbiology, biochemistry, and immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Stiles\u0026rsquo; research interests are in molecular pathogenesis of neglected diseases that affect the central nervous system (CNS) with emphasis on cerebral malaria and African trypanosomiasis (\u0026quot;Sleeping Sickness\u0026quot;).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech. The Stockton group\u0026#39;s research centers around three related astrobiological themes: the analysis of extraterrestrial organic molecules in the search for life beyond Earth, fingerprinting life at Earth\u0026rsquo;s extremes, and exploring the origins of biomolecules and the emergence of life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGleb Yushin\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech. 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