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May 9, 2025

Yun Awarded Prestigious Asan Foundation Biomedical Science Scholarship

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The Ph.D. student was recognized for advancing biomedical imaging through photonics research.

April 30, 2025

A New Frontier of Immune Research: Andrew McShan Awarded CAREER Grant for Protein-Lipid Research

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Andrew McShan has been awarded a $1.4M NSF CAREER grant to research lipids, and how they interact with proteins in the body.

Instead of relying on traditional methods like cognitive tests and image scans, this new approach leverages data science and algorithms.

April 24, 2025

Computing Framework Could Reveal Signs of Neuro Disorders Hidden within Brain Data

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A Georgia Tech doctoral student’s dissertation could help physicians diagnose neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Michelle LaPlaca (left), associate chair for Faculty Development and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; W. Hong Yeo, Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

April 18, 2025

Newly Named Children’s PTC at Georgia Tech Peterson Professorship Recipients Work to Improve the Lives of Kids in Georgia and Beyond

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Professors Michelle LaPlaca and W. Hong Yeo are recognized for their innovative contributions to pediatric healthcare research.

The wireless device measures only two centimeters in length and one-and-a-half centimeters in width, and is the first of its kind to continuously monitor the skin's exchange of vapors with the environment.

April 14, 2025

New Wearable Device Monitors Skin Health in Real Time

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The device is the first of its kind to continuously monitor how the skin exchanges gases with the environment, helping to monitor skin health and wound healing.

April 11, 2025

Faculty Earn Fellowships for Heart Modeling and Data Optimization Research

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The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) selected Elizabeth Cherry and Katya Scheinberg as Class of 2025 fellows.

April 10, 2025

3D Microchip Mimics Blood Clots, Potentially Enhancing Treatment Options

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Georgia Tech and Emory researchers developed a novel thromboinflammation-on-a-chip model that could offer medication delivery for blood clot treatments

This illustration titled, "Gateway to Memory," illustrates Dr. Singer's and Jeong's research and how interneurons act as gatekeepers that open specifically on paths to important locations to enable learning for those places. This art imaginatively represents this inhibitory gating as a monolithic gate opening and spilling light onto the crucial path, guiding the seeker toward their goal. Art by Myriam Wares

April 9, 2025

When Less is More: How Inhibition Shapes Learning

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Georgia Tech researchers reveal the dynamic role of inhibitory neurons in spatial memory and learning.

April 9, 2025

Working Smarter: Improving Personalized Stem Cell Treatments for Kids

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New research from Georgia Tech helps doctors predict how therapies will interact with a child's immune system, potentially improving outcomes and reducing risks.

April 8, 2025

Rozell Inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows

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The ECE professor awarded the prestigious distinction for outstanding contributions to computational neuroengineering, psychiatric neuromodulation, and international leadership in accessible biomedical education.

A researcher in the Marcus Center of Excellence for Cell Biomanufacturing removes cultured cells from an incubator for further characterization and testing.

March 26, 2025

Curing the Incurable: Georgia Tech’s $40M Medical Mission

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A significant grant from the Marcus Foundation will support the Institute's research into making cell therapies more affordable.

Dingding Han adjusts an infrared camera pointed at a test subject sitting in front of a black curtain. On a computer screen to her left is a thermal image of the subject. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

March 19, 2025

Thermal Imaging Could be a Simple, Highly Accurate Way to Track Vital Signs

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Using a simple setup and advanced processing, engineers can reliably detect physiological signals such as temperature, breathing, and pulse. The technology could open new possibilities for early disease detection.

A 40-year field study of Galápagos ground finches (Geospiza sp.) has provided unparalleled insights into how natural selection operates in the wild and how new species might form. (Illustration: Mark Belan/ArtSciStudios)

March 19, 2025

Nature's Time Machine: How Long-Term Studies Unlock Evolution's Secrets

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Through a new review paper published in Nature, Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, uncovering secrets that would remain hidden in shorter studies.

March 18, 2025

Bringing Miniaturization Science to the Classroom

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David Myers' hands-on microfluidics course lets students build sticker-based devices, enhancing understanding of miniaturization science through active learning.

March 18, 2025

Heart Fellows: BME Grad Students Training to Become Next Generation Cardiovascular Leaders

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Launched in 2023, CBT@EmTech trains future cardiovascular research leaders through interdisciplinary study, clinical exposure, and impactful research.

March 14, 2025

The Scientific Method of Success

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From biotech startups to consulting and corporate leadership, three College of Sciences alumni share how applying the scientific method encourages career growth and business success.

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

March 12, 2025

Virtual Reality Transforms Assessment of Patients With Upper Limb Movement Challenges

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An innovative collaboration between Georgia Tech's Pediatric Innovation Network and Shriners Children's is improving patient care.

March 5, 2025

Sharper Images: How the Brain Filters Out the Noise

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Researchers uncover the role of lateral inhibition in enhancing contrast and filtering distractions, with implications for neuroscience and AI.

February 24, 2025

Under Pressure: Georgia Tech Researchers Discover a Potential New Way to Treat Glaucoma

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Newly discovered antibodies break down the protein that causes glaucoma.

Srinivas Aluru IEEE-CS Charles Babbage Award

February 14, 2025

Faculty Wins Award for Trailblazing Work in Computing and Biology

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Georgia Tech Regents’ Professor Srinivas Aluru is the recipient of the Charles Babbage Award for 2025.