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Vibrio cholerae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes cholera, has killed millions worldwide, and is still found in countries where infrastructure doesn’t support clean water. Cholera patients can suffer from severe vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to fatal dehydration. One factor V. cholerae uses to cause disease is a toxin-loaded…
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Meet Hang Lu, director of the Bioengineering (BioE) Graduate Program, researcher in three interdisciplinary research institutes - IBB, IEN, and IDEaS, and Love Family Professor at the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I was trained as a…
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Sometimes, cells permanently stop dividing but remain active — you could even say they are undead. Scientists have appropriately nicknamed them “zombie” cells, which is a much more colorful description than the biological term, senescence. Resistant to the natural process of cell death, or apoptosis, they no longer contribute to tissue repair or…
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For decades, the Georgia Institute of Technology has focused on advancing artificial intelligence through interdisciplinary research and education designed to produce leading-edge technologies. Over the next five years, Georgia Tech will make a substantial investment in AI that includes hiring an additional 100 researchers in the field, further…
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Georgia could reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 through the adoption of 20 high-impact climate solutions identified by the Drawdown Georgia research team, according to a new analysis led by Marilyn Brown, Regents Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy. The study results…
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Meet Carson Meredith, executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI). RBI is one of Georgia Tech's 10 interdisciplinary research institutes within the Georgia Tech Research enterprise. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I am a chemical engineer with specialization in materials processing and design…
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For years, NASA has been studying ice on the Moon. Now, they want to determine where it is exactly and just how much, and a spacecraft at Georgia Tech could provide definitive answers. Georgia Tech engineers and researchers will work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California to assemble, integrate and test …
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A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome – when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate. A multi-institutional, international team of researchers led by the lab of Woon-Hong Yeo at the…
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Two charitable foundations have announced their support of research at the Georgia Institute of Technology that could change the basic understanding of DNA, potentially leading to new treatments for degenerative diseases. The W.M. Keck Foundation and the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation have awarded grants of $1 million and $300,000,…
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Meet Julia Kubanek, Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research at Georgia Tech. Kubanek oversees all interdisciplinary research activities including the Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs), Interdisciplinary Research Centers, the Pediatric Technology Center, and the Georgia Center for Medical Innovation. What is your field of…
