Petit Scholars

Abhinav Sharma - Emory University

St. Joseph's Translational Research Institute Scholar
Mentor:
Brad Kairdolf
Project:
Characterization of Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Cells with Quantum Dots and Detection of Brain Tumor Cells using SpectroPen

Joseph Shaver - Georgia Tech

Dasher Scholar
Mentor:
Fabrice Bernard
Project:
Nano-particles for Intra-articular Retention and Lymphatic Drug Delivery

Rommy Sierra - Georgia Institute of Technology

Petit Endowment
Mentor:
Travis Rotterman
Project:
Project: Muscle proprioceptor axons degenerate is Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease aiding in the failure to elicit a stretch reflex in this model
Lab: Timothy Cope

Christopher Skipwith - Georgia Tech

Mentor:
Priyanka Rohatgi
Project:

Madeline Smerchansky - Georgia Tech

Regenerative Engineering & Medicine Center Scholar
Mentor:
Kirsten Parratt
Project:
Material-directed Chondrogenic Differentiation under Dynamic Culture Conditions

Andrew Smith - Georgia Tech

Mentor:
Tony Tang/Joe Berglund
Project:

Courtney Smith - Georgia Institute of Technology

Pruitt Scholar
Mentor:
Jennifer Leestma
Project:
Machine Learning for Estimation of Whole-body Angular Momentum using Wearable Sensors
Lab: Aaron Young, Ph.D.

Ben Solomon - Emory University

Mentor:
Stephen Yang
Project:

Meagan Spencer - Georgia Tech

Mentor:
Heather Virginia
Project:

Fiona Splaine - Georgia Tech

Dasher Scholar
Mentor:
Kelsey Kubelick
Project:
Photomagnetic Nanoparticles for Glaucoma Therapy and Image-guided Tissue Engineering