{"id":463,"date":"2015-07-30T17:32:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T17:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/?p=463"},"modified":"2015-07-31T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T17:42:46","slug":"participant-highlight-elizabeth-gianino-2015-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"PARTICIPANT HIGHLIGHT \u2013 Elizabeth Gianino \u2013 2015 PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Gianino says she likes to know her work this summer at UGA could have a direct impact on people\u2019s health. Elizabeth, a junior at Wake Forest University, is one of ten scholars from across the U.S. conducting research in the UGA College of Engineering as part of its Nanotechnology and Biomedical Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Working with faculty mentors Cheryl Gomillion and Hitesh Handa, Elizabeth is part of team trying to develop antibacterial biomaterial scaffolds to help treat bone fractures through tissue engineering.<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by <a href=\"http:\/\/news.uga.edu\/staff\/articlesby\/wooten-mike\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Wooten<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gianino1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gianino1.jpg\" alt=\"gianino1\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gianino1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gianino1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/gianino1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o.jpg\" alt=\"11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11823124_866253116745817_2356043658270589970_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o.jpg\" alt=\"11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/reu.engr.uga.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11792148_866253200079142_3223698592958693996_o-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Gianino says she likes to know her work this summer at UGA could have a direct impact on people\u2019s health. 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