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An Inside-Out Biomedical Discovery

Takayama lab develops a better tool for studying cancer, new geometrically-inverted organoids

Centralized Ordering, Modeling Will Keep PPE Supplied to Research Labs

Georgia Tech has developed an automated and centralized system for replenishing PPE stock in research labs.

Emory, Georgia Tech Participating in Six-Year Exercise Research Study

NIH-funded program to recruit thousands of participants to reveal impact of physical exercise at the molecular level

Petit Institute Expands Its Ranks by 23

New cohort includes faculty from Georgia Tech, Emory, and Morehouse School of Medicine

Building a Better Blood Test

Robles team develops a new tool to improve CBC and blood smear analysis

Recommended Diversity and Inclusion Resources from Petit Institute Town Hall

See list of recommended books, articles, movies, podcasts and tv shows

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Battling Against Covid-19

Fifteen Petit Institute faculty members recently joined the fight against the virus

Characterizing Ribonucleotides in DNA

Researchers utilize tools and techniques developed in Storici lab to unravel new features of genomic DNA

Coskun and Sarker Awarded Bernie Marcus Early Career Professorships

Coulter Department/Petit Institute faculty win support to advance research impacting human health

Astrobiologists Aid in Georgia Covid-19 Test Initiative

Astrobiologists are using their expertise to help produce necessary components for Covid-19 test kits in the state of Georgia.

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Cancer and Chemo Team Up to Make Neuropathy Worse
Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy.
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Consortium Kickoff
Georgia Tech faculty Pandarinath and Ting part of Emory-led focus on brain and behavior.
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WHO Resumes Study of Hydroxychloroquine for Treating COVID-19
Study resumed into whether the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine could be effective in treating COVID-19.
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Hydroxychloroquine Is Linked with Harmful Effects on Heart Rhythm: Study
Many experts are torn on the potential effectiveness of COVID-19, but a team of Georgia Tech researchers has found some serious side effects.
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How Hydroxychloroquine Causes Heartbeat Problems
An optical mapping system in animal models show how the malaria drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat.
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Purdue Project Uses an mHealth App to Measure Blood Hemoglobin
Researchers are developing an mHealth app that would allow providers to measure a patient's blood hemoglobin levels from a smartphone photograph of the inner eyelid.
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Growing Back the Lymph System
A team including University of Georgia researchers has for the first time documented the regrowth of surgically removed pathways in the lymphatic system, a network of vessels designed to pump away inflammatory fluids and defend the body against infection.
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Researchers Receive NIH Funds for Adjuvant Research to Boost Coronavirus Vaccines
NIH gives funds to screen and evaluate certain molecules known as adjuvants that may improve the ability of coronavirus vaccines to stimulate the immune system and generate appropriate responses necessary to protect the general population against the virus
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Georgia’s COVID-19 Reporting Needs a Major Reboot
What is clear is that a poorly designed Georgia Department of Public Health (GaDPH) chart is illustrative of a larger problem
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Atlanta Universities Receive Adjuvant Combination Research Grant
Emory and Georgia Tech researches evaluating coronavirus vaccine candidate effectiveness
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