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Temperate Glimpse Into a Warming World
 June 14, 2021

SPRUCE experiment study shows elevated levels of greenhouse gases emerging from carbon-rich peatlands


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Petit Institute Seed Grants Awarded to Two Interdisciplinary Teams
 June 8, 2021

Alberto Stolfi is teaming up with Shu Jia to link novel biological discovery with transformative imaging technology. Liang Han and Costas Arvanitis will explore sound, vibration, and cell membrane proteins to develop noninvasive neuroscience tools.


Andrew Schulz
How An Elephant’s Trunk Manipulates Air to Eat and Drink
 June 1, 2021

New Georgia Tech research finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them to store up to 5.5 liters of water. They can also suck up three liters per second — a speed 30 times faster than a human.


Chung Kim, Academic Program Coordinator II, Biology
Chung Kim: Inclusivity, Kindness, Celebrating Heritage and Culture
 May 28, 2021

Biological Sciences’ Chung Kim shares about her experiences growing up in Korea and the U.S., fostering community and inclusivity with colleagues and kids, celebrating culture and diversity, and continuing the conversation on racial justice and equity.


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Jan
13 to 14
2022
30th Annual Suddath Symposium - In Memory of our Colleague, Professor Bridgette Barry
"Applications of Physical Chemistry to Probing and Understanding Biology"
May
15 to 20
2022
AbSciCon 2022 "Origins and Exploration: From Stars to Cells"
The conference brings the astrobiology community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future.
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Spotlight

  • Faculty
    CMDI
    Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection
    The Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI) is an interdisciplinary collaboration at Georgia Tech seeking to understand the ecology, interactions and evolution of microbes. We are focused on the understanding microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions that are relevant to human health, ecosystem dynamics and sustainability.
  • Faculty
    CSSB
    Center for the Study of Systems Biology
    Recognized by most experts in the field as the future of biology, Systems Biology seeks to understand how complex living systems interact with each other so that we can diagnose and treat disorders such as cancer.
  • Faculty
    ACE
    Aquatic Chemical Ecology Center
    At Georgia Tech we have organized a diverse group of ecologists, chemists, sensory biologists, engineers, and quantitative modelers, to focus on chemical cues that many organisms use for to make basic survival decisions.
  • Faculty
    CBID
    Center for Biologically Inspired Design
    CBID is an interdisciplinary center for research and development of design solutions that occur in biological processes.
  • Faculty
    CIG
    Center for Integrative Genomics
    The Center for Integrative Genomics at Georgia Tech is a virtual affiliation of researchers interested in the application of genome-wide research strategies to diverse biological themes.
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    ICRC
    Integrated Cancer Research Center
    The mission of the ICRC is to facilitate integration of the diversity of technological, computational, scientific and medical expertise at Georgia Tech and partner institutions in a coordinated effort to develop improved cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.
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    NanoMAD
    Center for NanoMAD
    Our mission is to develop new technologies for detecting, monitoring and controlling self-assembled macromolecular complexes at various levels, including their pathogenic consequences, biological roles and evolutionary origins.