A yellow star shape is shown next to a microscope image of an artificial cell colony that has been directed to form the shape of a star.

April 10, 2026

Researchers Use Light to Make Their Microscopic ‘Muscle’ Contract on Command

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Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a cell-like system to move, change shape, or divide, it needs a way to generate force on command.

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Digital illustration of a human brain split down the middle: the left side is filled with white mathematical equations, diagrams, and formulas, while the right side is surrounded by colorful, flowing lines and abstract wave patterns against a dark blue background.

April 9, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Use Statistics and Math to Understand How The Brain Works

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Researchers at Georgia Tech are using math, science, and artificial intelligence to better understand how people think, move, and perceive the world.

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A presenter stands at the front of a lecture room speaking to a seated audience while a projected slide titled “Synthetic Biology: Engineered Gene Circuits” illustrates the design–build–test cycle with diagrams and icons explaining gene circuit construction and testing.

April 8, 2026

2026 Suddath Symposium Showcases Biomedical Applications of Synthetic Biology

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The 34th annual Suddath Symposium brought together researchers, trainees, and invited speakers from across disciplines to discuss cutting-edge efforts to translate synthetic biology advances into human health-relevant technologies.

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Ankur Singh, a man in a gray suit jacket with a dark pink button-up shirt stands in front of a work bench in a lab.

April 2, 2026

Georgia Tech-led Research Team to Develop SHIELD Against Deadly Biological Threats

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A Georgia Tech-led research team has received up to $6 million to develop SHIELD, a new platform designed to rapidly create immune-based countermeasures against a wide range of deadly biological threats.

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Four headshots of Singh Family Award winners: Andrew McShan, John Blazeck, Yann Ferry, and Alexander Kedzierski

April 2, 2026

Singh Family Gift Funds High-Risk Research at Center for Immunoengineering

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The Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia Tech has awarded the inaugural Singh Family Research Awards to two faculty members and two students advancing innovative immunoengineering projects.

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Research team members Ishita Kumar, Corey Wilson, and Luisa F. Barraza-Vergara

April 1, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop First Genetic Passcode Lock to Protect Valuable DNA

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Research published in Science Advances demonstrated the effectiveness of this technology in protecting high-value engineered cell lines.

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March 20, 2026

ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status

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Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain.

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A female mosquito lands on a human.

March 18, 2026

Why Mosquitoes Swarm Your Head: They’re Following Signals, Not Each Other

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Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time — which could improve mosquito-control strategies.

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March 17, 2026

Turning Carbon Into Chemistry

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a breakthrough system to manufacture valuable amino acids. It’s the most efficient system of its kind — and removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits.

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Headshots of Susan Thomas and J. Brandon DIxon

March 4, 2026

Georgia Tech Receives Up to $21.8M Award in ‘Unprecedented’ Push to Treat Lymphatic Disease

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The project aims to move lymphatic disease out of the medical margins and toward patients who have had few meaningful treatment options.

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A man in a lab coat wearing safety goggles and gloves puts samples into a machine in a scientific lab

February 25, 2026

Proving the Hypothesis: Kendreze Holland Becomes First Project ENGAGES Scholar to Earn Doctorate

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In December 2025, he became the first Project ENGAGES alumnus to successfully defend his dissertation, and he is expected to graduate this spring.

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February 24, 2026

Augusta Positioned to Become a Leader in Medical Device Entrepreneurship

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A partnership between Georgia Tech and Augusta University supports the effort .

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February 18, 2026

The Future of Healing: Smart Bandage Could Transform Diabetic Wound Care and Beyond

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GTRI and Georgia Tech have developed a smart bandage that could transform wound care for diabetic patients, battlefield soldiers, and others by enabling real-time insights and reducing invasive bandage changes for timely treatment.

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Illustration of cancer cells, with a highlighted tumor cell in the center targeted by a digital crosshair.

February 11, 2026

2026 Awardees Announced for Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center Collaborative Seed Grant

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The 2026 awards support three cross‑institutional teams advancing innovative research in personalized immunotherapy, cancer stem cell communication, and therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Hannah Youngblood

February 2, 2026

Yellow Jacket Connection Sparks Glaucoma Research Fund at Tech

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When Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hannah Youngblood’s work on exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) was featured by the BrightFocus Foundation, it caught the attention of Jennifer Rucker, an Alabama resident who was diagnosed with XFG several years ago.

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Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

January 12, 2026

Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands

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The award will support the design of nature-based solutions including living shorelines and marsh restoration in flood-prone areas of Camden County, Georgia.

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Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

January 8, 2026

Illness Is More Than Just Biological – Medical Sociology Shows How Social Factors Get Under the Skin and Cause Disease

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By studying the way social forces shape health inequalities, medical sociology helps address how health and illness extend beyond the body and into every aspect of people’s lives.

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Affectionally called "DragonCon for neuroscience," the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting is one of the largest academic conferences in the world.

December 16, 2025

Georgia Tech Researchers Make Waves at the World’s Largest Neuroscience Conference

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With more than 60 presentations and recognition for neuroscience outreach and AI research, Georgia Tech demonstrated its growing impact at the 2025 Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting.

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 Mice have complex visual systems that can clarify how vision works in people. Westend61/Getty Images

December 16, 2025

Gazing Into the Mind’s Eye With Mice – How Neuroscientists Are Seeing Human Vision More Clearly

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Studying how mice see has helped researchers discover unprecedented details about how individual brain cells communicate and work together to create a mental picture of the visual world.

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Meet CSE Ziqi Zhang

December 11, 2025

Meet CSE Profile: Ph.D. Graduate Ziqi Zhang

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Ph.D. graduate Ziqi Zhang will join the Class of 2025 in walking across the stage, receiving diplomas, and graduating from Georgia Tech.

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