{"66531":{"#nid":"66531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nature Magazine features GT\u0027s \u0022Out-of-the-box\u0022 Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT program at the Georgia Institute of Technology was mentioned in Nature Magazine on June 9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/naturejobs\/science\/articles\/10.1038\/nj7350-241a\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGrowing with the flow\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by Meredith Wadman as one of the few programs providing young researchers with \u201coutside-the-box opportunities\u201d for stem cell research amidst the funding feud.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, the appeal to repeal the injunction blocking the NIH from funding research using embryonic stem cells was passed. A second victory for scientists recently occurred when courts ruled that \u201cthe Department of Health and Human Services would not prevent future presidents or Congresses from acting anew to limit government funding for research.\u201d However, there is still some public opposition to using human embryos for research. The NIH will fund $125 million to stem cell research this year alone, but scientists are wary knowing this funding comes without long-term security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe article details programs available to young scientist considering careers in stem-cell research in the US and around the world. Ms. Wadman recommended stem cell PhD programs at Stanford, the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at New York University School of Medicine, the University of Minnesota, and the Hanover Biomedical Research School in Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also commented on \u201cthe emerging need for biomanufacturures with stem-cell experitise, as exemplified by a new PhD prgoramme in stem-cell biomanufacturing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, funded by the US National Science Foundation. The programme opened its doors last year and is admitting six students per year. \u201cIf stem cells are going to move out of the lab, there will be lots of need for engineers to produce a large number of identical cells,\u201d says Aaron Levine, assistant professor of public policy at Georgia Tech and researcher involved in the IGERT.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT program is headed by co-directors, Todd McDevitt, PhD and Bob Nerem, PhD, and offers enormous promise for researchers to become experts in stem cell biomanufacturing for the development of cell-based therapies, including regenerative medicine, drug discovery and development, cell-based diagnostics, and cancer. With funding for the next 4 years, this IGERT program is transforming the potential of stem cells for PhD scientists and engineers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/naturejobs\/science\/articles\/10.1038\/nj7350-241a\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView Article Here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT featured in Nature Magazine"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT program at the Georgia Institute of Technology was mentioned in Nature Magazine on June 9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u0026nbsp;in \u003Cem\u003EGrowing with the flow\u003C\/em\u003E by Meredith Wadman as one of the few programs providing young researchers with \u201coutside-the-box opportunities\u201d for stem cell research amidst the funding feud.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The IGERT program is providing young researchers with \u201coutside-the-box opportunities\u201d for stem cell research amidst the funding feud"}],"uid":"27487","created_gmt":"2011-06-15 11:20:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:53","author":"Megan Richards","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"66532":{"id":"66532","type":"image","title":"Stem Cells","body":null,"created":"1449177176","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:12:56","changed":"1475894592","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:12","alt":"Stem Cells","file":{"fid":"193318","name":"e3500x.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/e3500x_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/e3500x_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":289298,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/e3500x_0.jpg?itok=V2RyB95-"}}},"media_ids":["66532"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/naturejobs\/2011\/110609\/full\/nj7350-241a.html","title":"Biomedical Research: Growing with the flow"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.stemcelligert.gatech.edu\/about","title":"Stem Cell IGERT website"},{"url":"http:\/\/ibb.gatech.edu\/","title":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"url":"http:\/\/center.ibb.gatech.edu\/scec\/hg_news\/66531","title":"SCEC"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9555","name":"aaron levine"},{"id":"10506","name":"IGERT"},{"id":"3803","name":"nature"},{"id":"167499","name":"Stem Cell Biomanufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMegan Richards\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["megan.richards@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}