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Scratching Out New Clues on the Sources of Certain Itch Sensations
 April 6, 2021

A new study led by School of Biological Sciences researchers could eventually help patients who suffer from skin conditions that affect the palms of hands and soles of feet.


"Charles Bell Anatomy of the Brain, c. 1802" (Wikimedia Commons, Shaheen Lakhan)
Methylation Matters: Exploring Evolution and Effects on Human Brain Health
 April 5, 2021

School of Biological Sciences professor Soojin Yi and her global team have uncovered new findings on the evolution of DNA methylation


Tech Tower in Early Spring
12 Proposals to Achieve College of Sciences Strategic Goals Funded by Sutherland Dean's Chair
 March 16, 2021

Students, staff, faculty, will lead a dozen projects focused on building communities of excellence, catalyzing discovery and solutions, and amplifying impact. Funded by the Sutherland Chair, the work aims to achieve goals in the College’s strategic plan.


A high magnification micrograph of "cryptitis" in a case of Crohn's disease, colorized with an H&E stain and enhanced with post-processing. (Courtesy Wikimedia author Nephron)
Addressing the Need for Representation and Diversity — in Genetic Risk Assessments
 February 22, 2021

School of Biological Sciences Patton Professor Greg Gibson joins Emory colleague in addressing the need for more diverse genetic risk assessments — conducting the largest genome sequencing yet for African-Americans with IBD and Crohn's disease.


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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    CBID
    Center for Biologically Inspired Design
    CBID is an interdisciplinary center for research and development of design solutions that occur in biological processes.
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    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.