Category Health | Research News Center

October 21, 2024

Improving the Odds for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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Georgia Tech biomedical engineer Yue Chen using NSF CAREER Award to develop MRI-safe surgical robot.

October 17, 2024

Brain Change: Ming-fai Fong using CAREER Award to enhance lives through community-driven research

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Ming-fai Fong, assistant professor at Georgia Tech and Emory, researches brain plasticity and its role in adapting to vision loss.

October 16, 2024

Heart Doctors Describe New Collaborative Planning Tool as ‘Extremely Beneficial’

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A usability evaluation of ARCollab demonstrated the app’s effectiveness, finding it easy to use and understand, fosters collaboration, and improves heart surgery planning.

Vespula maculifrons queen, gyne, and males.

October 16, 2024

Genome Sequencing Could Unlock Answers to Yellow Jacket Behavior

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A Georgia Tech professor and his team are cracking the code on the Institute's most recognizable social insect.

A rufous-tailed jacamar (Photo by Benjamin Freeman)

October 15, 2024

Research Takes Flight: Benjamin Freeman Named 2024 Packard Fellow

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The Fellowship will support the Freeman lab as it The Freeman lab investigates how mountain biodiversity persists in a warming world.

October 10, 2024

Andrei Fedorov and Collaborators Awarded $4.81 Million to Develop New Instrumentation for Biomedical Research

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Andrei Fedorov, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair, and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has received two Research Project Grants (R01) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

October 10, 2024

Frugal Science Academy Enhancing Science Education across Georgia

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Boot Camp Provided Campus Lab Experience to Students, Teachers

October 8, 2024

Unlocking the Brain: Using Microbubbles and Ultrasound for Drug Delivery

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Researchers led by Costas Arvanitis at Georgia Tech have developed a method using microbubbles and ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), enhancing drug delivery to the brain

October 2, 2024

Five Graduate Scholars Earn O’Hara Fellowships

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The College of Sciences proudly recognizes the five graduate scholars awarded O’Hara Fellowships for the 2024-25 school year.

October 1, 2024

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines Announces New Initiative Leads

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We hope that initiative leads will act as the “faculty face” of IRIM and communicate IRIM’s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of Georgia Tech.

Phil Santangelo, faculty member of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has led development of a new treatment for dengue virus, using mRNA and CRISPR technology.

September 5, 2024

mRNA and Gene Editing Tools Offer New Hope for Dengue Virus Treatment

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Phil Santangelo has developed a treatment for dengue virus using mRNA and CRISPR technology.

September 4, 2024

Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center Collaborative Seed Grant Awardees Announced

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IBB is excited to announce the awardees of the 2024-25 Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center (REM) Collaborative Seed Grant.

James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)

September 4, 2024

James Stroud Awarded British Ecological Society Founder's Prize

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Stroud is being recognized for his groundbreaking research as an integrative evolutionary ecologist.

W. Hong Yeo is leading a $3 million NSF research training program to develop a new generation of engineers focused on creating sustainable medical devices.

August 30, 2024

$3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices

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Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best pract

August 29, 2024

Generating Buzz: Using AI to Detect and Treat Cancer

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Anant Madabhushi, a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, is using artificial intelligence to improve the diagnosis and treatment of certain cancers.

August 28, 2024

Collaborative Graduate Training in Computational Neural Engineering Expands

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Funding for the Georgia Tech and Emory University training program in computational neural engineering was recently renewed and increased by the National Institutes of Health, expanding opportunities for students and scholars.

August 26, 2024

Cassie Mitchell Pursues a 4th Paralympic Medal at Her 4th Straight Games

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It may be harder than ever to medal this time, but the BME faculty member is also working harder than ever to make it happen.

August 20, 2024

Johnna Temenoff Receives Rosalind Franklin Award in Biotechnology and Regenerative Medicine

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The Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience is excited to announce that Johnna Temenoff has received a Rosalind Franklin Award in Biotechnology and Regenerative Medicine.

August 15, 2024

Honoring the Legacy of Lee Herron

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It is with deep sadness that the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) announces the recent passing of Lee Herron, an accomplished scientist known for his brilliant mind and deep devotion to his family and community.

July 30, 2024

IBB Announces FY25 Seed Grant Recipients

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IBB is excited to announce the awardees of the FY25 IBB Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grant Program. Designed to stimulate interdisciplinary research, IBB proudly supports seed grant programs that provide funding opportunities for bio-related breakthrou