ACTSI Investigator: Dr. Todd McDevitt in the News
Todd McDevitt, PhD, ACTSI investigator/pilot grant recipient
Associate Professor, Petit Faculty Fellow for the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Director, Stem Cell Engineering Center
Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
News:
McDevitt was interviewed live on CNN International on May 16, about the state of stem cell research in the United States and around the world, as well as the risks and benefits of stem cell treatments.
Fox 5 Atlanta | Atlanta Groundbreaking stem cell transplant surgery done at Emory
October 20, 2010
He was interviewed on October 19 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, in stories related to the use of embryonic stem cells on an Atlanta patient with a spinal injury and the overall impact of stem cell research on the state of Georgia. More Information
United Press International | Stem cell trial puts Atlanta in spotlight
October 18, 2010
McDevitt is featured discussing stem cell research in the story Investigators Embryonic Stem Cells Used on Human on Fox 5 News on October 11, 2010.
Awards:
McDevitt received the 2011 Above and Beyond Award from the student chapter of Georgia Tech's Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). Each year the student-members select the BME faculty member who they believe best exemplifies dedication to teaching and mentoring BME undergraduates.
He is one of about 30 U.S. scientists invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. The Frontiers of Engineering program brings together a select group of emerging engineering leaders, ages 30 – 45, to discuss pioneering technical work and leading edge research. The honor is especially prestigious because the 30 scientists chosen from the U.S. were selected from pool of nominees from industry, academe and government labs spanning all engineering disciplines.
He recently traveled to London on a UK-US Collaboration Development Award. This program aims to develop relationships between scientists in the U.K. and the U.S. by funding trips for short visits to lay groundwork for future collaborative efforts. McDevitt traveled to Imperial College of London to visit the laboratory of Sakis Mantalaris.