{"670036":{"#nid":"670036","#data":{"type":"news","title":" Three Tech Projects Tackle Cancer With ARPA-H Support ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is at the forefront of developing technologies and solutions related to cancer detection and treatment, thanks to support from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arpa-h.gov\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health\u003C\/a\u003E (ARPA-H).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPresident Joe Biden\u2019s Cancer Moonshot initiative aims to cut the cancer death rate by half in 25 years. Three projects connected to Georgia Tech, which have collectively received $119 million from ARPA-H, are doing just that.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWith a grant worth up to $50 million, Georgia Tech will lead development of a new generation of cancer tests capable of detecting multiple types of tumors earlier than ever. Led by biomedical engineer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Gabe-A.-Kwong\u0022\u003EGabe Kwong\u003C\/a\u003E, the project will map the unique cellular profiles of cancer cells and leverage that knowledge to build new bioengineered sensors to detect those profiles. The goal is to create a new kind of multi-cancer early detection test that would allow oncologists to start treating the tumors sooner, when they\u2019re still small and most responsive. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe project is the third with ties to Georgia Tech received in recent weeks. Professor Philip Santangelo, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/bme-researchers-lead-24m-project-using-mrna-turn-helpful-immune-responses\u0022\u003Ereceived the first tranche of funding from the agency\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 $24 million \u2014 for a project building a toolbox of mRNA drugs to activate or shut off specific genes to help the immune system fight cancer and other disorders.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/computing-faculty-supporting-research-could-cut-cancer-deaths-half\u0022\u003EJosiah Hester in the School of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E is co-principal investigator of a $45 million Rice University-led effort to develop an implant to help the body better respond to cancer treatments. \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eiclab.scs.gatech.edu\/pages\/team.html\u0022\u003ECeline Lin\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Computer Science, is working with Hester to develop ultra-energy-efficient chips for signal processing and embedded control. Together, they will develop a robust platform that is energy-efficient enough to last for months.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAt ARPA-H, we recognize the urgency of the health challenges facing cancer patients and their families.\u201d said ARPA-H Director Renee Wegrzyn, \u201cand we are committed to funding truly transformative research that can improve health outcomes for everyone.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about the three projects:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/50m-cancer-moonshot-grant-will-build-atlas-earlier-cancer-detection\u0022\u003E$50M Cancer Moonshot Grant Will Build an Atlas for Earlier Cancer Detection\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/computing-faculty-supporting-research-could-cut-cancer-deaths-half\u0022\u003EComputing Faculty Supporting Research That Could Cut Cancer Deaths in Half\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/bme-researchers-lead-24m-project-using-mrna-turn-helpful-immune-responses\u0022\u003EBME Researchers Lead $24M Project Using mRNA to \u2018Turn On\u2019 Helpful Immune Responses\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is at the forefront of developing new technologies and solutions related to cancer detection and treatment, thanks to support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Federal Research Awards Total $119 Million "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2023-09-29 14:57:06","changed_gmt":"2023-10-13 13:31:23","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671901":{"id":"671901","type":"image","title":"Philip-Santangelo-mRNA-Cancer-Gene-Modulation-ARPA-H.jpeg","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers, from left, Lorena Chaves, Jose Assumpcao, and Philip Santangelo will be part of a collaborative effort to use mRNA drugs to enhance the body\u2019s immune response. 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