Kara Spiller, Amy Throckmorton, Chris Rodell & Victoria Nash Receive GAANN Grant for IExRM (Immune Engineering x Regenerative Medicine) October 25, 2024 Kara Spiller, PhD, URBN Professor of Biomedical Innovation and GAANN director; Amy Throckmorton, PhD, professor; Chris Rodell, PhD, assistant professor; and Victoria Nash, PhD, assistant research and teaching professor, all in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, received a $1 million Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 3-year grant to fund eight doctoral students conducting multidisciplinary research at the intersection of immune engineering and regenerative medicine. Doctoral students must be PhD students in Drexel Biomedical Engineering to be eligible and will work in the areas of Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Biomechanics & Nanotechnology, Medical Device Development, and Neural Systems Engineering. These fellowships are available starting January 2025. After a financial need and merit-based assessment, each GAANN fellow awardee will receive stipend coverage, tuition, fees, and/or health insurance for up to 3 years. In the last decade, there has been transformative disruption in biomedical innovation to treat diseases that were previously impervious to medicine. At the heart of these innovations is the immune system, which regulates recovery from practically every disease, disorder, and injury. Harnessing the power of the immune system has become a core strategy for the treatment of clinical challenges from cancer to autoimmune disease to chronic wounds. These innovations inspired us to establish this new doctoral training program. This fellowship program is intended for PhD students who are interested in a career in academia and will incorporate diverse training opportunities in teaching, mentorship, and establishing an independent laboratory.
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