{"647044":{"#nid":"647044","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jarquin Wins 2 Years of Support from Hematology Society","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHeading into his third year of doctoral studies in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, PJ Jarquin has his eyes on a career as a scientist at a federal research agency.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow he has the support of the American Society of Hematology to help him get there. Jarquin has won a 2021 Minority Hematology Graduate Award, which includes two years of funding from the professional society for stipends and research costs along with connections to mentors and other researchers studying blood and blood disorders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This award gives me a chance to conduct independent research that will hopefully lead to a career in transforming hematological research into engineered solutions to treat hematological disorders,\u0026rdquo; Jarquin said. \u0026ldquo;I see this as a stepping stone for enhanced mentoring and professional activities that are usually more difficult for Hispanic students, like myself, to access.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hematology.org\/awards\/medical-student\/minority-hematology-graduate-award\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMinority Hematology Graduate Award\u003C\/a\u003E encourages graduate students from historically underrepresented minority groups to pursue careers in academic hematology, according to the society. It comes with society membership, invitations to present research, and opportunities to meet leaders in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJarquin studies red blood cell development in health and disease with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Sakis-Mantalaris\u0022\u003ECoulter BME Professor Sakis Mantalaris\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/winshipcancer.emory.edu\/bios\/faculty\/panoskaltsis-nicki.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENicki Panoskaltsis\u003C\/a\u003E in the Emory University School of Medicine. He previously received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and an Emory Centennial Scholars Fellowship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What makes my training in the field of hematology and biomedical engineering unique is the partnership between my mentors \u0026mdash; Dr. Panoskaltsis is a physician practicing hemato-oncology and Dr. Mantalaris is a bioprocess engineer \u0026mdash; a partnership that is made possible by our joint BME program between Georgia Tech and Emory,\u0026rdquo; Jarquin said. \u0026ldquo;The unique mentor setup of tackling complex hematological processes from both a clinical standpoint and an engineering standpoint was a highlight in why I was given the award.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Jarquin uses this latest award to work toward his goal of a federal research position, he\u0026rsquo;s also keeping his eyes on his true mission: to make a real difference in the lives of Hispanic Americans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is a lack of minority scientists in [federal agency research] roles, which leads to gaps in the research areas pursued,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;With more minority scientists at the helm in our federal government, this will lead to more equitable research being pursued and, then, better health outcomes for these populations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Minority Hematology Graduate Award encourages graduate students from historically underrepresented minority groups to pursue careers in the study of blood and blood disorders\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Minority Hematology Graduate Award encourages graduate students from historically underrepresented minority groups to pursue careers in the study of blood and blood disorders"}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2021-04-29 13:18:23","changed_gmt":"2021-04-29 13:18:23","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647042":{"id":"647042","type":"image","title":"PJ Jarquin vertical (BME)","body":null,"created":"1619701765","gmt_created":"2021-04-29 13:09:25","changed":"1619701765","gmt_changed":"2021-04-29 13:09:25","alt":"Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student PJ Jarquin.","file":{"fid":"245648","name":"Jarquin-PJ-v.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jarquin-PJ-v.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jarquin-PJ-v.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":274073,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jarquin-PJ-v.jpg?itok=N4G5nynt"}}},"media_ids":["647042"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.hematology.org\/awards\/medical-student\/minority-hematology-graduate-award","title":"Minority Hematology Graduate Award"},{"url":"https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Sakis-Mantalaris","title":"Sakis Mantalaris"},{"url":"https:\/\/winshipcancer.emory.edu\/bios\/faculty\/panoskaltsis-nicki.html","title":"Nicki Panoskaltsis"}],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"249","name":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"id":"187695","name":"PJ Jarquin"},{"id":"171634","name":"hematology"},{"id":"187696","name":"American Society of Hematology"},{"id":"18691","name":"graduate student awards"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}