Dr. Manu Platt, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar and Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech, was recently accepted into the Keystone Symposia Diversity Fellows Program. This program will allow Platt to interact with the Keystone Scientific Advisory Board and participate in crafting the Keystone Symposia for the next year. He will also be involved in specialized discussions about new scientific areas that need to be addressed at next year's Symposia.

According to the Keystone Symposia website, "this highly unique, research-driven, diversity-centered program educates early career scientists regarding the inner workings of the life sciences community and provides a venue for high-level interaction with established and leading scientists nationally and globally. The Fellows Program provides context, understanding and insight regarding the development of high-powered research meetings, utilizing shadowing experiences with scientist organizers and key Keystone Symposia staff members. These experiences allow for learning how the research agenda is set, how to engage in high-level discourse on research topics and how to broaden perspectives in life science research."

Platt will join a class of four other post-doctoral students as a member of the 2011-2012 Keystone Symposia Fellows.