{"629232":{"#nid":"629232","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Highlights of the 2nd Annual CMaT Retreat","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHighlights of the second annual CMaT ERC retreat held at the University of Georgia in Athens:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2nd annual retreat at the University of Georgia\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewas a success\r\n\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E182 total participants (77 trainees, 40 faculty \u0026amp; 16 industry)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E67 research posters\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E12 perfect pitch contestants\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E11 multi-institutional research project presentations\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E4 focus groups\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E3 advisory board meetings\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECell manufacturing roadmap\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;updated and the 2019 version is now available -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c968b270f16fb3e4ae6f616cf\u0026amp;id=0d24cd0464\u0026amp;e=a2931aa309\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c968b270f16fb3e4ae6f616cf\u0026amp;id=0d24cd0464\u0026amp;e=a2931aa309\u0022\u003Edownload your copy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECMaT held a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Eworkshop on the role of standards in cell and tissue manufacturing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Oct. 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. This was followed by CMaT hosting the ASTM Committee E55 Meeting on Oct. 3-4.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThree CMaT graduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eparticipated in our\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;international research experience\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eprogram and conducted research with our international partners\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENicole Piscopo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Canada,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Pendleton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Ireland, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Liu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Japan.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EERC Biennial meeting and Perfect Pitch competition\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;was held in Washington D.C. on Oct. 25. Our CMaT trainee and graduate student from University of Wisconsin,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENhi Le\u003C\/strong\u003E, gave an\u0026nbsp;excellent\u0026nbsp;presentation.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECMaT\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EStudent Leadership Council\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(SLC)\u0026nbsp;has formed a committee to increase engagement with the multicultural community within and impacted by CMaT. The SLC is also working on an e-newsletter specific for CMaT trainees.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew seed projects\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be initiated in spring 2020 addressing manufacturing challenges raised by CMaT industry partners.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/4b6364bf8c3a\/cmat-e-newsletter?e=a2931aa309\u0022\u003ERead the full November, 2019, CMaT newsletter here:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe newsletter includes\u0026nbsp;updates about CMaT research, workforce development, paid undergraduate research opportunities, diversity efforts, innovation, and cell therapy jobs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CMaT newsletter highlights the 2nd annual retreat in Athens, Georgia"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2019-11-21 20:03:27","changed_gmt":"2019-11-21 20:08:48","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629229":{"id":"629229","type":"image","title":"CMAT group picture at retreat in Athens GA","body":null,"created":"1574366081","gmt_created":"2019-11-21 19:54:41","changed":"1574366081","gmt_changed":"2019-11-21 19:54:41","alt":"CMAT attendees poised for a group picture in Athens, GA.","file":{"fid":"239637","name":"CMAT Group.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CMAT%20Group.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CMAT%20Group.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":97297,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CMAT%20Group.jpg?itok=rF4UiJ1M"}}},"media_ids":["629229"],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. 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