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By increasing the level of a specific microRNA (miRNA) molecule, researchers have for the first time restored chemotherapy sensitivity in vitro to a…
A nanoparticle commonly used in food, cosmetics, sunscreen and other products can have subtle effects on the activity of genes expressing enzymes…
The survival and wellbeing of multicellular organisms depends on good cell-to-cell communication. Helping to carry out this critical information…
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil rig released a torrent of oil in the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, discharging…
Development of a dynamic model for microbial populations in healthy lakes could help scientists understand what’s wrong with sick lakes, prescribe…
In humans, cholera is among the world’s most deadly diseases, killing as many as 140,000 persons a year, according to World Health Organization…
Georgia Techresearchers are participating in a multicenter genetic study of prostate cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa to try to find new information…
The human microbiome, a diverse collection of microorganisms living inside us and on our skin, has attracted considerable attention for its role in a…
The Torres lab has been awarded a four year, $1.2 million grant by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences to investigate a newly…
Studying blood serum compounds of different molecular weights has led scientists to a set of biomarkers that may enable development of a highly…
Within multicellular organisms, no cell is an island, entire of itself. On the contrary, cells are interconnected members of a tightly knit community…
There are more than 200 diseases called cancer and they all start when abnormal cells in a part of the body divide uncontrollably, growing with…
Anyone who’s ever noticed a water puddle drying in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that…
For the past 12 years, across two presidential administrations, Eva Lee has helped influence how the U.S. prepares for and responds to medical crises…
A faculty member with the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is joining one of the world’s most elite societies for…
Congratulations to Dr. Greg Gibson for being awarded a T32 training grant from the National Institute of General Medical Science.  Titled, "…
New sequencing machine in Vannberg lab speeds up the pace of research and analysis.

It took a global community of scientists more than 10…
A study of 338 patients with coronary artery disease has identified a gene expression profile associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular…
Populations of predators and their prey usually follow predictable cycles. When the number of prey increases, perhaps as their food supply becomes…
From time to time, living cells will accidently make an extra copy of a gene during the normal replication process. Throughout the history of life,…

Student News

Congratulations to Ujani, a 2nd-year Ph.D. student working with Dr. Joseph Lachance. She was selected for a Graduate Student…
5/05/2023
Congratulations to Paramita Chatterjee from the Gibson lab for receiving one of three $1,000 Technologist Abstract Awards…
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) recently awarded Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Graduate Program Ph.D. student Breanna…
12/12/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics in the School of…
12/12/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the…
12/12/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
11/11/2022
Kara Keun Lee Defends her thesis:
Genetic, molecular, and environmental effects on survival outcomes and disparities…
11/11/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
6/06/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
6/06/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
7/07/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
4/04/2022
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of  
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics 
in…
12/12/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics 
in the…
11/11/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics 
in the…
11/11/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics 
in the…
8/08/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
11/11/2021
Congratulations to Tomáš Brůna (PhD), Penghao Xu (PhD), and Sreenath Srikrishnan (MS), who were recognized as the 2022…
9/09/2022
Congratulations to Bioinformatics doctoral student Harris Jeong, who was selected for this year's O'Hara fellowship.
Calvin Runnels, advisee of Bioinformatics professor Loren Williams, studies the origins of life.