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School of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Benjamin Freeman has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan…
An estimated 4 million Americans have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can lead to irreversible blindness. Now, Georgia Tech is home to a…
Imagine stepping into a space the size of multiple football fields — only instead of turf and goalposts, it’s filled with science. Every inch is…
Georgia Institute of Technology has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, in…
A 30-year “snapshot study” of birds in the Pacific Northwest is showing their surprising resilience in the face of climate change. The project…
This story by Caitlin Hayes is shared jointly with the Cornell Chronicle newsroom.Study co-author Joel E. Kostka is the Tom and Marie Patton…
Neuroscience experts from across Georgia Tech will soon come together for a new interdisciplinary research institute, the Institute for Neuroscience…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ofDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformaticsin the School of Biological Sciences Rohini…
Georgia Tech’s James Stroud has been awarded a 2025 Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Field Biology. Presented by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation,…
Molecular ‘Fossils’ Offer Microscopic Clues to the Origins of Life – But They Take Care to Interpret
The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia. But to answer these…
Between a third and half of all soil carbon on Earth is stored in peatlands, says Tom and Marie Patton Distinguished Professor Joel Kostka…
The Systems Mass Spectrometry Core (SyMS-C) at the Georgia Institute of Technology proudly announces the acquisition and installation of a cutting-…
This week, Professor Joel Kostka was awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation…
Stephanie Prince explains her research with a scenario many Atlantans can relate to.Imagine you’re driving to the Atlanta airport to pick up a friend…
Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a double-strand break…
Lynn Kamerlin, professor and Georgia Research Alliance Vasser Woolley Chair in Molecular Design in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has…
How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although all organisms — even…
Imagine unlocking universal immunotherapies and cancer treatments, powerful vaccines, and a deeper understanding of our own immune systems. Georgia…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of School of Biological…
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of School of Biological…
The measles outbreak that began in west Texas in late January 2025 continues to grow, with 400 confirmed cases in Texas and more than 50 in New…
Student News
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.