Martin Halicek, an MD/PhD student in Dr. Fei’s Lab received the Robert Jones Award

The Jones Award creates opportunities for advancement in patient care and the discovery of cures. Through a unique collaboration between Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, the Jones Biomedical Engineering Fellows conduct groundbreaking research and lead the fight against debilitating diseases like Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and syringomyelia, the rare neurological condition Jones suffered from at the end of his life.  The Jones Award is to recognize a BME student in the Laney Graduate School at Emory University for exceptional research accomplishments as identified by the faculty.