{"319331":{"#nid":"319331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Petit Institute Opens Application Process for 2015 Petit Scholars","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences has opened the application process for the 2015 class of Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars. The \u0022Petit Scholars\u0022 program is a competitive scholarship program that is entering its sixteenth year of developing the next generation of bioengineering and bioscience researchers by providing an opportunity to conduct independent, paid research for a full year in Georgia Tech\u0027s state-of-the-art laboratories of Petit Institute faculty members. Scholars work in a wide variety of bio-related research labs that span across all of the colleges of Georgia Tech. Research is conducted in a variety of areas such as cancer biology, biomaterials, computing, drug design, development and delivery, molecular evolution, molecular cellular and tissue biomechanics, regenerative medicine, robotics, stem cell engineering and systems biology. Scholars are paid a stipend and additional funds to purchase materials and supplies are provided to the hosting laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen the program was established in 2000, it began as a summer Research Experience for Undergradutes (REU) program from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to the Georgia Tech\/Emory Center for Tissue Engineering. It was expanded to a full year research opportunity that has grown from funding 8 Scholars to 19 in the current 2014 Class. More than 200 top undergraduate researchers who have gone on to distinguished careers in research, medicine and industry. To date, the program has funded students from Georgia Tech, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Georgia State University, Emory University, Agnes Scott College and Georgia Gwinnett College. The Petit Scholars program is funded by privately raised funds and an endowment from Parker H. \u0022Pete\u0022 Petit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo make a donation to this program, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/giving-opportunities\u0022\u003EPetit Scholars Donations\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor any faculty interested in applying for faculty membership in the Petit Institute, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/become-petit-institute-faculty-member\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning September 22, 2014 the Petit Institute will begin accepting research project submissions from graduate student and\/or postdocs to be considered to serve as mentors to the incoming class of Petit Scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe application submission deadline for the 2015 Petit Scholars is Friday, September 19, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor complete program requirements and online application, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/petit-scholars\u0022\u003E2015 Petit Scholars\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Seeking top undergraduates for a full-year of bio-related, independent research."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeeking top undergraduates for a full-year of bio-related, independent research.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seeking top undergraduates for a full-year of bio-related, independent research."}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2014-08-27 08:22:38","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"319341":{"id":"319341","type":"image","title":"Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars Program","body":null,"created":"1449244997","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:03:17","changed":"1475895029","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:29","alt":"Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars Program","file":{"fid":"200056","name":"12c3030-p1-096_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c3030-p1-096_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c3030-p1-096_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1777473,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/12c3030-p1-096_0_0.jpg?itok=XmNUmlPj"}}},"media_ids":["319341"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/petit-scholars","title":"Petit Scholars program"}],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProgram Administrator: - Faculty Advisor:\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["colly.mitchell@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}