{"671505":{"#nid":"671505","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Students Named Marshall Scholarship Recipients ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students Maeve Janecka and Haaris Jilani are among this year\u0027s 51 recipients of the prestigious \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.marshallscholarship.org\/about\/our-impact\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarshall Scholarship\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u2014 awarded annually to American students pursuing post-secondary education in the U.K. who demonstrate academic excellence as well as leadership and ambassadorial potential.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIntroduced in 1953, Marshall Scholars include Supreme Court justices, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, members of Congress, MacArthur \u201cgenius grant\u201d winners, and Olympic gold medalists and serve as a \u201cliving embodiment of the enduring special relationship between the U.K. and America.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThough they conduct research in different areas, Janecka and Haaris share the goal of using this opportunity to assist others.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaeve Janecka\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen Maeve Janecka was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 16, she was confused \u2014 not by her condition, but rather by the lack of treatment and diagnostic options for a disease that affects one in 10 women worldwide.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile she endured symptoms for three years, Janecka explains that the average case of endometriosis can go undiagnosed for 10 years, causing debilitating pain, organ damage, and infertility. Following the completion of her bachelor\u0027s degree in chemical engineering, Janecka will use the Marshall Scholarship to pursue a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edoctor of philosophy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewomen\u2019s and reproductive health \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eat Oxford\u0027s Endometriosis Care Center, where she plans to conduct research into emerging treatment options and diagnostic improvements.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Women suffer in silence for a really long time,\u0022 she said, also noting that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ediagnosing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the condition typically requires invasive surgery. \u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI am passionate about making sure that more women know what endometriosis is and that we have more options available for diagnosis and treatment, because your quality of life can be so much better with the right medical attention.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiving with this disease has motivated Janecka to help others, and her time at Georgia Tech has allowed her to pursue her dream of identifying solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Being a Georgia Tech student, you get used to seeing a problem, thinking of ways to solve it, and wanting to be the one to bring about change. Tech has empowered me to enter a field that needs innovation and investment, as women\u0027s health is one of the least funded areas in the medical field,\u0022 she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJanecka, who is also a Stamps President\u0027s Scholar and was among \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/meet-colleges-newest-goldwater-scholars\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethe Institute\u0027s five 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipients\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, has always felt like her time at Georgia Tech was a gift she intended to make the most of. She advises other students to maximize their time on campus by taking full advantage of the resources available to them, including PURA travel awards and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fellowships.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstitute\u0027s Fellowship\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Es Office\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHaaris Jilani\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHaaris Jilani will graduate from Georgia Tech with a bachelor\u0027s degree in biomedical engineering, but as he prepares to continue his academic career at the Imperial College of London, he carries the Institute\u0027s mission with him.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022I\u0027m really passionate about doing work that advances scientific knowledge and translates into innovations that can improve the lives of patients,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs Jilani began to develop his career path, the potential and the unknowns of stem cell research sparked his interest. He sought out labs on campus at the intersection of stem cell research and biomaterial science.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Stem cells can do so many interesting things, but we don\u0027t really know a lot about how they work. So, we\u0027re not only learning about how the cells work, but it\u2019s about trying to manipulate them to do things that you want them to do,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThrough \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Johnna-S.-Temenoff\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohnna Temenoff\u0027s lab\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Jilani\u0027s research has focused on applying stem cell treatments in regenerative medicine therapies for musculoskeletal injuries, and he hopes to create noninvasive treatments for injuries that currently need surgery or are deemed untreatable. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen he arrives in the U.K., he intends to broaden his understanding of stem cell treatments for different aspects of care, examining its potential in skin regeneration.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022It\u0027s not a part of the body that I have\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enecessarily focused on before, but a lot of the scientific principles are the same with stem cells and how they evolve into different types of cells needed for skin healing,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile he\u0027ll spend at least a year abroad, Jilani, who is also a Stamps President\u0027s Scholar, feels like his time at Georgia Tech has not come to an end. He hopes to return to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and eventually become a professor with a research lab of his own.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFellowship Planning\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFellowships often enable students to craft a more tailored experience than a traditional graduate school experience, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fellowships.oue.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Fellowships Office\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E aids students in the process of applying for prestigious awards such as the Marshall Scholarship. Staff members work with students each step of the way with their applications, reading drafts of essays, and arranging mock interviews.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKaren Mura, prestigious fellowships advisor, worked closely with both of this year\u0027s Marshall Scholars as they applied for this and other awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Maeve and Haaris are both extraordinary students with immense potential to make a difference in the world,\u0022 Mura said. \u0022They have persevered through challenges and setbacks. Both have worked tirelessly on their applications, improving them with each revision. It has been a pleasure to assist them on their academic path and to observe their personal growth. I am eager to hear about their future accomplishments.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Two Yellow Jackets have been selected to receive the prestigious scholarship awarded to exceptional American students pursuing post-secondary education in the U.K. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Yellow Jackets have been selected to receive the prestigious scholarship awarded to exceptional American students pursuing post-secondary education in the U.K.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two Yellow Jackets have been selected to receive the prestigious scholarship awarded to exceptional American students pursuing post-secondary education in the U.K. "}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2023-12-09 01:42:33","changed_gmt":"2024-03-22 13:59:51","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672538":{"id":"672538","type":"image","title":"Maeve Janecka and Haaris Jilani","body":"\u003Cp\u003EMaeve Janecka and Haaris Jilani, 2024 Marshall Scholars\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1702263022","gmt_created":"2023-12-11 02:50:22","changed":"1702263075","gmt_changed":"2023-12-11 02:51:15","alt":"Maeve Janecka and Haaris Jilani, 2024 Marshall Scholars","file":{"fid":"255790","name":"janecka-jilani copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/10\/janecka-jilani%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/10\/janecka-jilani%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":990113,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/10\/janecka-jilani%20copy.jpg?itok=hOEG-eyg"}}},"media_ids":["672538"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/fellowships.oue.gatech.edu\/","title":"Prestigious Fellowships"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.marshallscholarship.org\/about\/our-impact","title":"About the Marshall Scholarship"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8144","name":"Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets"},{"id":"3279","name":"Marshall Scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Steven.gagliano@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Gagliano\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFor additional information about fellowships, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:karen.mura@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekaren.mura@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["steven.gagliano@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}