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In the fight against cancer, doctors dish out combination-blows of surgery, chemotherapy and other drugs to beat back a merciless foe. Now,…
The war on cancer is 45 years old. And while there have been some significant advances since passage of the National Cancer Act in 1971, the conflict…
A new study in the journal Nature analyzes genomic diversity in 125 human populations at an unprecedented level of detail, tackling questions related…
The lab of Greg Gibson at the Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a grant of $2.3 million to study the subtle genetic…
Remnants of extinct monkeys are hiding inside you, along with those of lizards, jellyfish and other animals. Your DNA is built upon gene fragments…
Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”In addition to being a founding father…
Eberhard Voit can be forgiven if he sometimes felt like a recluse among scientists early in his career. As a system biologist, he didn’t have a lot…
The University System of Georgia (USG)'s Board of Regents has appointed three Georgia Tech faculty members as Regents Professors and one as a Regents…
It’s called mental imbalance for a reason. Sanity hangs, in part, in the gentle balance of chemicals strung together within regions of the brain…
Georgia Tech Professor David Bader, chair of the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), participated in the National Strategic…
In tough times, humans aren’t the only species that think twice about having children.  Consider roundworm strain LSJ2.Though it can’t think –…
The Georgia Institute of Technology is tackling the challenges of big data by creating the new Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS).…
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…

Student News

Breanna Shi, a student in the bioinformatics Ph.D. program, discovered the importance of student-led support groups early on in her graduate…
4/04/2024
The Bioinformatics interdisciplinary graduate program is pleased to report that our faculty selection committee has reviewed…
Each year, the Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Graduate Program recognizes outstanding students at the PhD and MS levels. Each…
Computational analysis of gene expression in the teleost forebrain and the cellular basis of a social behavior
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Analysis and design of multi-modal clinical and genomic risk scores for disease prediction using machine learning  In…
Expanding the Bioinformatics Toolbox for Diversity and Taxonomic Studies of Microbial Eukaryotic Pathogens
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Breanna Shi secured funding, co-organized, and instructed a Math and Computer Science symposium on the topic of "…
A holistic approach to improving ovarian cancer detection and management In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of 
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the…
Juan C. Castro
 
Defends his thesis:
Probing genomic, metabolic, and phenotypic evolution in microbes using…
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