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Group photo of some MBID graduates with program leader Sathya Gourisankar. (Photo: Joshua Stewart)
MBID Sends New Grads Off to Shape the Future
August 4, 2021

Skin cells journeying outward
Quiroz Leading a New Phase in Skin Research
August 3, 2021

Denis Tsygankov sitting in his lab
Probing the Undead to Understand the Aging Process
July 29, 2021

Cydney Wong headshot
Science ATL Fellowship Will Help Wong Build Her Science Communication Skills
July 27, 2021

Technology from the Zhu lab: A cell chamber is mounted on a microscope. Three micropipettes, inserted into the chamber from both sides, are used to aspirate individual cells, to bring them into contact so that researchers can study their interactions. This is the kind of methodology that Cheng Zhu and his colleagues used to study PD-1, which might be the most famous molecule in the world. 
Zhu Lab Explains the Inhibitory Role of World’s Most Famous Molecule

New research teases apart the mechanisms behind the checkpoint protein PD-1
Rudy Gleason co-founded, with his wife Katie, Because of Kennedy, a faith-based non-profit that is advocating for orphan children in Ethiopia.
Gleason Turns Tragedy into a Passion for Global Health

Associate Professor Rudy Gleason wins Georgia Tech’s Denning Award for work on health disparities in sub-Saharan Africa
Melissa Kemp and Josh Lewis have used genome-scale modeling to predict tumors’ responses to radiation therapy.
Targeting Radiation Resistance: Why Some Tumors Are So Stubborn

Kemp lab uses genome-scale modeling to understand tumor metabolism and predict tumors’ responses to radiation therapy
Regents Professor Ajit Yoganathan and Associate Professor Manu Platt
Yoganathan, Platt Win AIMBE Professional Impact Awards

The organization is honoring Ajit Yoganathan with its Professional Impact Award for Education and Manu Platt with a Professional…
Brielle Lonsberry's time at Georgia Tech has been packed with study abroad, sorority membership, the Coulter BME Student Advisory Board, and more. Her final year has perhaps taken that to a new level: She just finished her term as undergraduate Student Government Association president. (Photo Courtesy: Brielle Lonsberry)
Commencement 2021: Brielle Lonsberry’s Passions for Public Health, Helping People Merge as SGA President

Graduating BME senior reflects on study abroad, the people who've made an impact on her, and the rewards of serving her…
(Photo Courtesy: Brad.K via Flickr)
Coulter BME Recognizes Students with 2021 Leadership Awards

The highly competitive honors go to students who’ve demonstrated outstanding leadership in research, entrepreneurship, service,…
Celebrating #GT21 Graduate Stories: Brady Bove

Brady Bove reflects on biomedical engineering, leadership studies, cognitive psychology, senior design, meeting friends and her…
Commencement 2021: Brady Bove Finds Home and Lifelong Connections

Brady Bove reflects on biomedical engineering, meeting friends and her fiancé, and a box of Sublime Doughnuts on a Friday night
The Atlanta Jewish Times explored how the same technology that led to rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines could also lead to vaccines for cancer, turning to Regents Professor Mark Borodovsky for his expertise.
Borodovsky Explains Vaccine Advances to Atlanta Jewish Times

Regents Professor shares insight on mRNA technology and genome sequencing
Yutong Guo and Costas Arvanitis
Breaching the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Precious Payloads

Georgia Tech and Emory researchers use ultrasound to develop delivery system for potent RNA drugs
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Singer Wins Young Scholar Award from American Neurological Association
July 26, 2021

Proposed design of a 1mm catheter-based ultrasound device designed to simultaneously measure plaque composition, artery structure, and hemodynamics in 3D in coronary arteries. The device minimizes disturbances to blood flow from the catheter itself. Assistant Professor Brooks Lindsey is leading a new $2.5 million project to develop the device, which will help doctors assess whether patients need aggressive treatment to prevent a heart attack. (Image Courtesy: Brooks Lindsey)
Lindsey Receives $2.5M to Develop Interventional Cardiology Imaging System
July 22, 2021

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Machelle Pardue Named Interim Chair of Coulter BME
July 21, 2021

Illustration of red blood cells in a blood vessel. (Image Courtesy: Arek Socha via Pixabay)
Jo’s New NIH Grant Will Help Find Out if HEG1 is the Key to Atherosclerosis
July 19, 2021

Georgia Tech Alumni Association 40 Under 40 graphic with BME honorees in hexagonal headshots on a yellow background: Mahdi Al-Husseini, Ambika Bumb, Cory Sago, Mike Weiler, Varun Yarabarla, and Y. Shrike Zhang.
Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 Honors 6 BME Grads
July 15, 2021

Mohammad Sendi headshot
Sendi Wins Mini-Grant to Gather Better Data on Effects of Brain Stimulation for PTSD Patients
July 14, 2021

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Sheft Earns Spot in Fulbright Canada Summer Research Program
July 14, 2021

This custom-designed stainless steel golf putter features continuous adjustment of toe hang and a unique attachment system for custom face inserts to adjust the club’s loft. Biomedical engineering student Caroline Means designed the putter as part of an undergraduate research project with Jud Ready. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)
Using Advanced 3D Printing, Undergrad Designs Adjustable Golf Putter
July 12, 2021

Peng Qiu, left, and Joshua Weitz are leading a new National Institutes of Heath-funded training program that will help transform the study of quantitative- and data-intensive biosciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. (Photo: Allison Carter)
InQuBATE Training Program Integrates Modeling and Data Science for Bioscience PhD Students
July 8, 2021

Biomedical engineering student Keshav Shah competes on the quiz show Jeopardy! for the July 7, 2021, episode. (Photo Courtesy: Keshav Shah)
Grad Student Keshav Shah Takes on the Jeopardy! Big Board
July 6, 2021

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Susan Margulies Appointed to Lead NSF Engineering Directorate
July 1, 2021

Melissa Lokugamage studied RNA drug delivery in the Dahlman lab.
From BME Grad Student to Venture Capitalist
June 30, 2021

Melissa Lokugamage Joins VC Firm to Guide Biotech Startups

Ankur Singh, left, and Michelle LaPlaca, faculty members in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
LaPlaca, Singh Invited to Join NIH Grant Review Panels
June 29, 2021

Lakshmi Prasad Dasi, left, and May Dongmei Wang have been selected for the new cohort of the Georgia Tech Emerging Leaders Program.
Dasi, Wang Selected for Tech's Emerging Leaders Program
June 25, 2021

PJ Jarquin stands in what's colloquially known as the Flag Building, with flags from around the world hung from the ceiling.
New Grad SGA VP PJ Jarquin Balances Service, PhD Research
June 24, 2021

Closeup of a MARTA train in a station. (Photo Courtesy: Josh Hallett via Flickr)
Making Room for Innovation
June 22, 2021

Student startup Elbowroom piloting passenger counting tech with Atlanta’s MARTA

Sung Jin Park headshot
Park Aims to Develop Better Model of Our Heartbeats with Heart Association Career Development Grant
June 18, 2021

A screenshot of a story about the NIH's plan to address structural racism from STAT News. Headline: NIH releases a plan to confront structural racism. Critics say it’s not enough
Platt Tells STAT News NIH Plan to Address Structural Racism is Promising
June 11, 2021