The Latest News and Research from REM

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Regenerative Engineering and Medicine (REM) research center's e-newsletter. Questions? Contact us.

News

	2018 REM Seed grants Call for Proposals - Deadline July 9 Submit your REM seed grant proposal today. The team must have a minimum of two investigators from two of the participating institutions (Emory, GT, UGA). Budgets may not exceed $50K.
	REM retreat REM Retreat Features Influential Guests Cancer research pioneer Carl June delivers first J. David Allen Keynote Lecture.
	regenerative medicine workshop Annual Gathering of Regenerative Medicine Researchers Historic Regenerative Medicine Workshop successfully held in Charleston, S.C. in March.
	july 17-18, 2018 The Business of Regenerative Medicine Join us for the 11th annual Business of Regenerative Medicine: Innovation, Clinical Translation, and Entrepreneurship Symposium, a two-day event at the University of Pennsylvania.
	March 20-23, 2019 Save the Date - 2019 Regenerative Medicine Workshop Mark your calendars for the next Regenerative Medicine Workshop to be held again at the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, S.C. on March 20-23, 2019.

Research Highlights

	Emory university Clinical Trial Offers Hope to Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University participating in the first of its kind National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial.
	Emory university Access to CAR-T Cell Therapies Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is now offering patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma access to CAR-T cell therapy.
	Georgia Institute of technology Chemical Octopus Catches Sneaky Cancer Clues, Trace Glycoproteins Tiny cancer signals of the glycoprotein sort evade detection, but they'll have a hard time dodging the new "chemical octopus."
	Georgia institute of technology Mini-vessel device probes blood interactions in malaria, sickle cell disease Biomedical engineering have established a model system for studying these problems, which as potential for use in other cardiovascular diseases as well.
	university of georgia New Stem-cell based Stroke Treatment Repairs Damaged Brain Tissue Researchers at UGA's Regenerative Bioscience Center and ArunA Biomedical, a UGA startup company, have developed a new treatment for strokes.
	university of georgia UGA Professor Named to Most Recent Class of NAI Fellows Steven Stice, REM co-director and GRA Eminent Scholar and director of the UGA Regenerative Bioscience Center, joins an elite group.

Publication Highlights

Emory University

Cell
Influenza Infection in Humans Induces Broadly
Cross-reactive and Protective Neuraminidase-reactive Antibodies

Chen YQ, Wohlbold TJ, Zheng NY, Huang M, Huang Y, Neu KE, Lee J, Wan H, Rojas KT, Kirkpatrick E, Henry C, Palm AE, Stamper CT, Lan LY, Topham DJ, Treanor J, Wrammert J, Ahmed R, Eichelberger MC, Georgiou G, Krammer F, Wilson PC

Circulation
Association of Statin Dose With Amputation and Survival in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

Arya S, Khakharia A, Binney ZO, DeMartino RR, Brewster LP, Goodney PP, Wilson PWF

Blood
Extracellular Fluid Tonicity on Sickle Red Blood Cell Deformability and Adhesion
Carden MA, Fay ME, Lu X, Mannino RG, Sakurai Y, Ciciliano JC, Hansen CE, Chonat S, Joiner CH, Wood DK, Lam WA

Georgia Tech

BLOOD

Impact of Extracellular Fluid Tonicity on Sickle Red Blood Cell Deformability and Adhesion

Carden MA, Fay ME, Lu X, Mannino RG, Sakurai Y, Ciciliano JC, Hansen CE, Chonat S, Joiner CH, Wood DK, Lam WA

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Double-layered Protein Nanoparticles Induce Broad Protection against Divergent Influenza A Viruses

Deng L, Mohan T, Chang TZ, Gonzalez GX, Wang Y, Kwon YM, Kang SM, Compans RW, Champion JA, Wang BZ

NANO LETTERS
A Direct Comparison of in vitro and in vivo Nucleic Acid Delivery Mediated by Hundreds of Nanoparticles Reveals a Weak Correlation
Paunovska K, Sago CD, Monaco CM, Hudson WH, Gamboa Castro M, Rudoltz TG, Kalathoor S, Vanover DA, Santangelo PJ, Ahmed R, Bryskin AV, Dahlman J

University of Georgia

Advanced Materials
4D Biofabrication Using Shape-morphing Hydrogels

Kirillova A, Maxson R, Stoychev G, Gomillion CT, Ionov L

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Biotemplated Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Nitric Oxide-releasing Diatomaceous Earth Silica Particles
Grommersch BM, Pant J, Hopkins SP, Goudie MJ, Handa H

Nanoscale
Core Hydrophobicity Tuning of a Self-assembled Particle Results in Efficient Lipid Reduction and Favorable Organ Distribution
Banik B, Wen R, Marrache S, Kumar A, Kolishetti N, Howerth EW, Dhar S

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