Working together to advance cell manufacturing
Transforming the manufacture of cell-based therapeutics into a large-scale, lower-cost, reproducible, and high-quality engineered process, for broad industry and clinical use.
A partnership with the National
Cell Manufacturing Consortium
Apply Now for the 2025 CMaT International Research Exchange
CMaT is pleased to announce the launch of 2025 CMaT International Research Exchange Application
Internal Submission Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
All applicants must:
Be enrolled in a research-based program under the direct supervision of a CMaT funded faculty advisor or be a CMaT funded faculty member.
- Propose a research project that aligns with the goals of CMaT.
- Non-U.S. citizens must be eligible for travel to the host country.
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- International research experience is expected to last at least 4 weeks.
Apply here: https://gatech.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1949299
Spotlight on CMaT's 2024 Summit
CMaT recently held its annual summit from August 7-9, 2024, at the University of Georgia, where over 100 attendees gathered from CMaT partner universities, CMaT international partners, CMaT industry members, and CMaT advisory boards. The retreat kicked off on Wednesday afternoon with a welcome and State of the Center Address by director Johnna Temenoff, followed by a presentation on healthcare policies affecting development, manufacturing, and delivery of cell therapies by keynote speaker Marianne Hamilton Lopez, Senior Research Director of Biomedical Innovation, adjunct associate professor, and core faculty at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy in Washington, DC. CMaT trainees from each research test-bed shared CMaT research advances during oral research presentations.
Thursday and Friday’s activities included additional trainee research presentations and an industry panel on the state of the cell therapeutics space. This was followed by breakout groups to discuss sustainability activities and the center’s Perfect Pitch competition in which trainees explained the impact of their work in 90 seconds with one slide. A poster session followed, along with a tour of local company and CMaT partner Aruna Bio. Finally, center members participated in a discussion of diversity and inclusion, led by Randolph Carter, Special Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services and Chief of Staff at the University of Georgia.
2024 Annual Summit Poster Session Winners
1st place – Thomas Spoerer
2nd place (tie) – James Rolland
2nd place (tie) – Carolina Rivero-Crespo
People’s Choice – Ashley Ellisa
2024 Annual Summit Perfect Pitch Winners
1st place – Apoorva Ramamurthy
2nd place – Kanupriya Daga
3rd place — Fathima Shabnam
Apoorva Ramamurthy was awarded first place in the Perfect Pitch competition
Group photo of 2024 CMaT Summit attendees
2024 Summer Programs Recap
CMaT welcomed a new cohort of trainees this summer for our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Research Experience for Teachers (RET), and Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) programs. In total, CMaT labs hosted 12 undergraduate students from universities across the United States for the REU program. 6 high school teachers participated in research and developing classroom modules as part of the RET program via collaboration with the Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program at Georgia Tech. 4 high school students in Puerto Rico and 2 technical college students in Georgia joined us as part of the REM program.
CMaT trainees at the University of Georgia enjoy a group outing
Final Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Presentations
CMaT trainees at University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez enjoy a group outing
UW-Madison REU student Hayden Deans leading an activity on cardiomyocyte biomanufacturing for high school students and teachers in the Morgridge Summer Science Camp
