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Ryan Lawler realized early on in her academic career that a scientist with a great idea can potentially change the world.“But I didn’t realize the…
Most biological research is grounded in DNA sequencing, a way to determine the order of organic molecules in DNA. The process is typically conducted…
John McDonald, emeritus professor in the School of Biological Sciences and founding director of Georgia Tech’s Integrated Cancer Research Center, has…
Though it is a cornerstone of virtually every process that occurs in living organisms, the proper folding and transport of biological proteins is a…
Thanks to better diagnostics, therapeutics, and care, the overall cancer mortality rate has plummeted in the past 20 years. But cancer survival…
Salt marshes cover much of the state of Georgia’s coast and perform key "ecosystem services” for people. They clean the water, protect coastlines…
Microorganisms are highly abundant in the surface ocean, reaching densities exceeding a billion organisms per liter. Collectively responsible for…
Six Georgia Tech faculty members were named IEEE Fellows, effective January 1, 2022. They are Ghassan AlRegib, Bonnie Ferri, Arijit Raychowdhury…
Cancer chemotherapy has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years with traditional treatments like broad-spectrum cytotoxic agents being…
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $2 million federal grant to create tools that will…
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to…
Today, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic advancements made by research scientists and engineers are driving more targeted…
The symptoms and side effects of Covid-19 are scattered across a diagnostic spectrum. Some patients are asymptomatic or experience a mild immune…
The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) appointed 12 Georgia Tech faculty members to Regents Professors and Regents Researchers…
Facundo Fernandez, professor and associate chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently featured in the Journal of the American…
Vibrio cholerae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes cholera, has killed millions worldwide, and is still found in countries where infrastructure…
Sometimes, cells permanently stop dividing but remain active — you could even say they are undead. Scientists have appropriately nicknamed them “…
Over the last two years, the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) operations and research, and service portfolios have grown…
Two charitable foundations have announced their support of research at the Georgia Institute of Technology that could change the basic understanding…
Student News
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Thesis Advisor:
Dr. Mark Borodovsky
(Schools of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science…
Juan Gallo, a visiting doctoral student from Colombia, was selected as one of the 10 winners of MIT Technological Reviews…
5/05/2015
Bioinformatics PhD Student Shiyuyun (Gena) Tang was selected for a $1500 travel award at the Georgia Tech Career, Research,…
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are often dysregulated in ovarian cancer. These short non-coding RNA sequences regulate gene expression…
2/02/2015
Gene-fusions are a prevalent class of genetic variants that are often employed as cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets…
Bioinformatics doctoral student Shiyuyun"Gena" Tang won Best Poster Award at the 2014 ACM Conference on Bioinformatics,…
In July 2014, Bioinformatics faculty member, Dr. Gregory Gibson, was awarded a National Research Service Awards…
8/08/2014
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes 45% of on-duty firefighter fatalities, a high fraction even when compared to the risk of…
U.S. and Chinese researchers have designed a multiple-compartment gel capsule that could simultaneously deliver drugs of different types.