2011-2012 Georgia Tech-Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pilot Grants Program-Announcement of Awards
The Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) is pleased to announce new research awards in the 2011-12 Pilot Grants Program jointly supported by Georgia Tech and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Twelve (12) proposals were submitted in response to this year’s Request for Applications, and four (4) proposals were approved for funding. The program addresses key scientific and societal challenges in the delivery of effective healthcare from acute care to everyday home settings. This year’s recipients include experts from across Georgia Tech (from the schools of Computational Science and Engineering, Interactive Computing, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering and the Georgia Tech Research Institute) as well as Children’s and Emory University’s Department of Pediatrics. Past recipients have a strong track record of subsequent extra-mural funding. Support for this year’s program was made possible through matching allocations from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Institute for People and Technology, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
The following proposals will receive funding for the 2011-12 cycle.
Evidence-Based Cost-Effective Diagnosis for Pediatric Cardiac Disease: A Machine Learning and Data Mining Approach.
Investigators: Prof. Hongyuan Zha, Dr. Mark Braunstein, Prof. Haesun Park, Prof. Alex Gray (Georgia Tech) & Dr. Patricio Frias (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).
Titles & Affiliations: Hongyuan Zha, Ph.D., Professor, School of Computational Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Patricio Frias, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Director of Outpatient Operations, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Mark Braunstein, MD, Professor of the Practice, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Haesun Park, Ph.D., Professor, School of Computational Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Alex Gray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Computational Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
SickleREMOTE: Monitoring Sickle Cell Painful Crisis by a Novel Two-Way Texting System.
Investigators: Prof. May Wang (Georgia Tech) & Dr. Robert Clark Brown, Dr. Carlton Dampier, &
Dr. Tamara New (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).
Titles & Affiliations: Robert Clark Brown, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Head of Clinical Operations, Aflac Sickle Cell Program, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
May Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory University
Carlton Dampier, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Office for Clinical Research, Emory University School of Medicine
Tamara New, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Measurement and Inference in the Equity of Specialized Pediatric Healthcare
Investigators: Prof. Nicoleta Serban, Prof. Julie Swann, (Georgia Tech) & Dr. Stephanie Walsh (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Titles & Affiliations: Nicoleta Serban, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie Swann, Ph.D., Mary Anne & Harold R. Nash Associate Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephanie Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Child Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Virtual Reality Technology as a Treatment for Overweight Children with NAFLD
Investigators: Ms. Leanne West & Mr. Shane Owens (Georgia Tech) & Dr. Miriam Vos (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta).
Titles & Affiliations: Miriam Vos, MD MSPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Emory University School of Medicine
Leanne West, M.S., Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
Shane Owens, Research Engineer, M.S., Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology