{"589491":{"#nid":"589491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hollister Appointed Patsy and Alan Dorris Chair in Pediatric Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScott Hollister appointed as the first faculty member to receive the Patsy and Alan Dorris Chair in Pediatric Technology. Hollister, a professor of biomedical engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory, formerly served\u0026nbsp;as a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is doing pioneering research in the development and translation of 3D printing for biomedical applications such as customized biomaterial scaffolds and regenerative medicine strategies for a\u0026nbsp;wide range of respiratory, cardiovascular, craniofacial, spinal, and orthopedic problems. He has\u0026nbsp;helped\u0026nbsp;save the lives of newborn babies born with collapsed airways by engineering 3D-printed, personalized tracheal splints.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Patsy and Alan Dorris Chair in Pediatric Technology was made possible through a $1 million quasi-endowment from Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta, combined with an additional $1 million commitment from Patsy and Alan L . Dorris, IE 1970, MS IE 1972, Ph.D. IE 1974. Patsy Dorris was previously a long-term volunteer for the Coulter Department when the department was formed in 1997 and the family has had an affinity for biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech that spans two decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am very grateful for the endowed chair supported by\u0026nbsp;Patsy and Alan Dorris\u0026nbsp;as well as Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta, which will help to enable our work to develop patient-specific medical devices and implants for children,\u0026rdquo; Hollister said. \u0026ldquo;This chair exemplifies the special partnership between Georgia Tech, Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare, and Emory to address the need for innovation in pediatric medicine. It embodies a truly unique vision.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedia Contacts:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWalter Rich\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Endowed chair supports pioneering pediatric engineering researcher"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2017-03-29 19:01:41","changed_gmt":"2017-03-29 19:01:41","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589490":{"id":"589490","type":"image","title":"Scott Hollister, Ph.D.","body":null,"created":"1490814014","gmt_created":"2017-03-29 19:00:14","changed":"1490814014","gmt_changed":"2017-03-29 19:00:14","alt":"Scott Hollister Appointed Patsy and Alan Dorris Chair in Pediatric Technology","file":{"fid":"224603","name":"Scott Hollister DSC_6037-cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Scott%20Hollister%20DSC_6037-cropped.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Scott%20Hollister%20DSC_6037-cropped.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":882091,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Scott%20Hollister%20DSC_6037-cropped.jpg?itok=XB0FuKJd"}}},"media_ids":["589490"],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"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\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["wrich@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}