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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,…
Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D., Mary and Maisie Gibson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Computational Systems Biology at Georgia Tech…
When a pandemic spreads, health officials must quickly formulate a strategy to limit infections and deaths. That requires sifting through massive…
The National Science Foundation has awarded a 5 year grant of approximately $2.0 million to fund a collaborative group of scientists: Mark Young (PI…
Patrick McGrath, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Biology, has been chosen as an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging to study…
For the majority of cancer patients, it’s not the primary tumor that is deadly, but the spread or “metastasis” of cancer cells from the primary tumor…
The bacterium Vibrio cholerae annually causes millions of cases of the often fatal disease cholera, typically in regions where access to clean…
By studying rapidly evolving bacteria as they diversify and compete under varying environmental conditions, researchers have shown that temporal…
Eric Gaucher, associate professor in Georgia Tech's School of Biology, was named as one of 14 young faculty from seven nations to receive an early…
Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues…

Student News

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…
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 School of…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics in the School of…
The Bioinformatics Interdisciplinary Graduate Program is proud to announce Devika Singh as our winner for the inaugural"Mark…
Michelle S. Kim Defends her thesis:Prediction of disease risks across multiple populations using evolutionary genetics…
Congratulations to Alli Gombolay (PhD), Courtney Astore (MS), Sonali Gupta (MS), and Aaron Pfennig (MS) who were recognized…
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics in the School of…
Congratulations to Bioinformatics doctoral student, Courtney Astore, who was recently selected for a 2020 Healthcare…