{"645839":{"#nid":"645839","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dahlman Earns Tenure; Lam, LaPlaca, Oshinski, Platt Promoted to Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty members have been promoted to full professor this spring, and a fourth has earned tenure and promotion to associate professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Michelle-C.-LaPlaca\u0022\u003EMichelle LaPlaca\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Manu-O-Platt\u0022\u003EManu Platt\u003C\/a\u003E will ascend to the rank of full professor in the Georgia Tech College of Engineering, effective July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Wilbur-A.-Lam\u0022\u003EWilbur Lam\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/John-Oshinski\u0022\u003EJohn Oshinski\u003C\/a\u003E will become full professors in the Emory University School of Medicine Sept. 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/James-Dahlman\u0022\u003EJames Dahlman\u003C\/a\u003E has been approved for tenure and promotion to associate professor in the Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDahlman works at the interface of next-generation sequencing, nanotechnology, and gene editing. 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He has concentrated on imaging applications that directly impact patient care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlatt focuses on fusing engineering, cell biology, and physiology to understand how cells sense, respond, and remodel their immediate mechanical and biochemical environments for repair and regeneration. 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