{"621753":{"#nid":"621753","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cassie Mitchell Selected as 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECassie Mitchell\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, selected as a 2019 Diversity and Inclusion (DI) Fellow by Georgia Tech. As a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic and as a cancer patient, she has a passion to leverage her personal and academic experiences to positively impact lives both on and off campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a DI Fellow, Mitchell cofounded the Georgia Tech ABLE Alliance, a new organization promoting inclusion, professional and social networking, and resource access for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. She serves as a faculty advisor for that club and is helping to build out its web and mentoring resources. In addition, she is also providing one-on-one mentoring for disabled students on campus and serving as a volunteer consultant to Georgia Tech administrators who are hiring disabled faculty or staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Mitchell founded and runs the laboratory for pathology dynamics which uses a combination of computational, machine learning, and informatics-based techniques to identify complex disease etiology, predict new therapeutics, and optimize current interventions. Cassie\u0026rsquo;s research has focused on neuropathology, but her research applications in predictive medicine expand across all clinical specialties, including cancer, pediatrics, and cardiovascular medicine.\u0026nbsp; Mitchell emphasizes a diverse research environment and has mentored nearly 450 undergraduate and high school students in her research program to date, as well as two NSF graduate research fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of her research and volunteer work, Mitchell qualified for Team USA at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer Paralympic games. These global games are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee. Mitchell has won numerous medals, in multiple sports, and become an American and world-record holder at these games.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have this sign in my office that says \u0026lsquo;never, never, give up\u0026rsquo;,\u0026rdquo; says Mitchell. \u0026ldquo;I believe every perceived challenge, whether physical disability, a complex research problem, or a track meet in the Olympic Games, can be conquered with the right attitude and effort. I want to help others, irrespective of their background or perceived challenges, light their own internal \u0026lsquo;never give up\u0026rsquo; flame from within, so they illuminate through the darkness of life\u0026rsquo;s inherent trials.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mitchell focuses on enabling the physically disabled to meet professional goals"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2019-05-17 14:23:08","changed_gmt":"2019-05-17 14:23:08","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621752":{"id":"621752","type":"image","title":"Cassie Mitchell, assistant professor in the Wallace H. 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