{"146671":{"#nid":"146671","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Stem Cell Engineering Center Seminar Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBalaji Rao, PhD - North Carolina State University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlacental models from human pluripotent stem cells\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Balaji Rao is focused on manipulating molecular interactions through engineered proteins to understand and ultimately control cellular processes. Stem cells are \u201cmaster\u201d cells that can self-renew as well as develop into many different cell types. Stem cells have great potential in regenerative medicine. They can also be used as a basis to develop model systems for drug evaluation. One of the major challenges in this area is to understand and control the molecular decisions that control stem cell fate. Dr. Rao\u0027s approach involves the use of engineered proteins to quantitatively study and ultimately control molecular interactions that govern stem cell fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, the Stem Cell Engineering Center welcomes approximately six keynote speakers to Georgia Tech to discuss current advances in stem cell engineering. The center\u0027s mission is to cultivate researchers from the basic sciences along with investigators from various engineering disciplines to address key hurdles and technological challenges currently impeding the development of stem cell therapeutics and diagnostics. These seminars are open to all faculty or trainees interested in stem cell research. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBalaji Rao, PhD, will speak as a guest of the Stem Cell Engineering Center on November 6th in the Petit Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Placental models from human pluripotent stem cells - Balaji Rao, PhD, North Carolina State University"}],"uid":"27487","created_gmt":"2012-08-16 09:47:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:28","author":"Megan Richards","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-11-06T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-11-06T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-11-06T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-11-06 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-11-06 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-11-06 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"146681":{"id":"146681","type":"image","title":"Balaji Rao","body":null,"created":"1449178751","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:11","changed":"1475894779","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:19","alt":"Balaji Rao","file":{"fid":"195089","name":"rao.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rao.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rao.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7938,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rao.jpg?itok=J-rD9bqG"}}},"media_ids":["146681"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scec.gatech.edu\/","title":"SCEC website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.stemcelligert.gatech.edu\/","title":"Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ibb.gatech.edu\/","title":"Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.che.ncsu.edu\/people\/faculty-pages\/rao.html","title":"Rao Profile"}],"groups":[{"id":"65425","name":"IBB Center - SCEC"},{"id":"65446","name":"IBB Training Grant - Stem Cell Biomanufacturing IGERT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"40731","name":"Balaji Rao"},{"id":"248","name":"IBB"},{"id":"6500","name":"Petit Institute"},{"id":"167490","name":"SCEC"},{"id":"167602","name":"SCEC Events"},{"id":"167446","name":"SCEC Seminar"},{"id":"167604","name":"stem cell engineering center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.richards@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMegan Richards\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0783\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}