{"645342":{"#nid":"645342","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Julie Champion and Corey Wilson Elected as AIMBE Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professors Julie Champion and Corey Wilson of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aimbe.org\/\u0022\u003EAIMBE\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElection to the College of Fellows is an honor reserved for the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country. According to AIMBE, the most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators, and successful entrepreneurs comprise the College of Fellows.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChampion and Wilson will be among \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aimbe.org\/2021-aimbe-fellows\/\u0022\u003E174 engineers\u003C\/a\u003E inducted into the College of Fellows during AIMBE\u0026rsquo;s 2021 Annual Event on March 26.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECandidates for the AIMBE College of Fellows are nominated by existing members and evaluated by a panel of their peers. Reviewers consider significant research accomplishments and how candidates have engaged in service and given back to the fields of medical and biological engineering for the benefit of society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/championlab\/\u0022\u003EChampion\u003C\/a\u003E was nominated and elected for the creation of materials made from therapeutic proteins that enable their delivery and function in immunomodulatory and cancer applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/corey-wilson\u0022\u003EWilson\u003C\/a\u003E was nominated and elected for his seminal work in developing the field of biomolecular systems engineering, intelligent microorganisms, and promoting diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to AIMBE, since 1991, the \u0026ldquo;College of Fellows has led the way for technological growth and advancement in the fields of medical and biological engineering. AIMBE Fellows have helped revolutionize medicine and related fields to enhance and extend the lives of people all over the world. They have successfully advocated for public policies that have enabled researchers and business-makers to further the interests of engineers, teachers, scientists, clinical practitioners, and ultimately, patients.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther Georgia Tech faculty members elected to the AIMBE Fellow Class of 2021 include Professor Lakshmi \u0026ldquo;Prasad\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/dasi-elected-aimbe-fellow\u0022\u003EDasi\u003C\/a\u003E of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Professors Nazanin \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/AIMBE-Fellows-Bassiri-Gharb-Dixon\u0022\u003EBassiri-Gharb\u003C\/a\u003E and Brandon \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/AIMBE-Fellows-Bassiri-Gharb-Dixon\u0022\u003EDixon\u003C\/a\u003E of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the AIMBE Annual Event, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aimbe.org\u0022\u003Ewww.aimbe.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Election to the College of Fellows is an honor reserved for the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country."}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2021-03-12 19:40:06","changed_gmt":"2021-03-12 19:40:06","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"644829":{"id":"644829","type":"image","title":"Julie Champion, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering","body":null,"created":"1614628462","gmt_created":"2021-03-01 19:54:22","changed":"1614628462","gmt_changed":"2021-03-01 19:54:22","alt":"","file":{"fid":"244831","name":"juliechampion2019_119x119.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/juliechampion2019_119x119.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/juliechampion2019_119x119.png","mime":"image\/png","size":34917,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/juliechampion2019_119x119.png?itok=sDOs39sw"}}},"media_ids":["644829"],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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