{"667807":{"#nid":"667807","#data":{"type":"news","title":"On The Edge: Georgia Tech Professors Awarded Curci Grants for Emerging Bio Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech Professors,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/lily-cheung\u0022\u003ELily Cheung\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/simon-sponberg\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg\u003C\/a\u003E, have been awarded prestigious Curci Grants, which will fund cutting-edge research in their fields. 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