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What’s in a name? A lot, actually. For the scientific community, names and labels help organize the world’s organisms so they can be identified,…
From Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's to cardiac arrhythmia, amyloids are linked to a number of diseases. These aggregates of proteins form in the body…
For over three decades, a highly accurate early diagnostic test for ovarian cancer has eluded physicians. Now, scientists in the Georgia Tech…
The advent of whole genome sequencing technology has prompted an explosion in research into how genetics are associated with disease risk. But the…
Gigatons of greenhouse gas are trapped under the seafloor, and that’s a good thing. Around the coasts of the continents, where slopes sink down into…
A newly funded research project might one day lead to the development of a pill or capsule able to boost the effectiveness of traditional vaccines…
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have received funding to study the concept of using modified strains of probiotic…
It is valuable and rare to have someone care to invest their time and invest in you early in your career. Breanna Shi, a Ph.D. student in…
Three of 12 projects that received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Using the Rules of Life to Address Societal Challenges…
Congratulations to Lava Rishishwar (MSBINF 2012, PhD BINF 2016), and Jasreet Hundal (MSBINF 2009) who were named to the "40 under 40" class of 2023!…
Each fall, the Bioinformatics graduate hosts a Career Mentoring event, primarily for the MS program students.  First year students learn about…
A multidisciplinary team led by Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers has received $14.7 million in funding from the Defense…
 There are times when John McDonald, emeritus professor in the School of Biological Sciences and founding director of Georgia Tech’s Integrated…
Across the planet, many people are living better and longer, as humans continue to experience a substantial overall decrease in mortality.…
Proteins have been around a lot longer than we have – as building blocks of biological evolution, our existence depends on them. And now, researchers…
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…

Student News

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.
Researchers have developed a new informatics technology that analyzes existing data repositories of protein modifications and 3D protein…
The Georgia Institute of Technology topped Business Insider’s list of smartest public colleges in America.
Lavanya Rishishwar, a Doctoral student in Bioinformatics, was featured in "Los 2 Orillas" for his work in Colombia during Summer 2014…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks proposals that investigate leading edge approaches to enable revolutionary…
The Women in Bio Atlanta Chapter is launching MAPs or (Mentors, Advisors, Peers) Groups. MAPs are informal meetings of 6-10 women who have an…
Congratulations to Bioinformatics PhD student, Alli Gombolay, whose ARCS Scholar Award was renewed for 2021-2022. The ARCS…
Congratulations to Shashwat Deepali Nagar (PhD) and Ajay Bharadwaj (MS) who were recognized as the 2021 Outstanding Students…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
6/06/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
6/06/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
6/06/2021
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics in the School of…