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Samples of portions of the coronavirus (the petri dishes on the right) in a Georgia Tech lab refrigerator. (Photo Jennifer Leavey)
Today’s Assignment: Learning to Crack the Coronavirus Code
November 12, 2020

School of Biological Sciences undergrads will (safely) study and genetically sequence antibodies to the coronavirus as part of their course work


Georgia Tech Astrobiology
The Next Stage of Evolution for Careers in Astrobiology: Georgia Tech ExplOrigins Group
 October 30, 2020

The ExplOrigins group shares research, makes connections, and reaches out to early career scientists and others who are interested in work related to how life began on Earth — and where it might also exist in our cosmos.


Image: Ocean Visions
The Grantham Environmental Trust and Ocean Visions Announce New Partnership to Develop Ocean-climate Solutions
 October 21, 2020

Led by Emanuele Di Lorenzo, the new partnership seeks to develop and deploy ocean-based technologies that can draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ocean to reverse the impacts of climate change.


A magnified view of the "branchy structure" found in snowflake yeast (Image: Will Ratcliff)
Specialized Cells or Multicellular Multitaskers? New Study Reshapes Early Economics and Ecology Behind Evolutionary Division of Labor
September 24, 2020

A new study led by Peter Yunker and Will Ratcliff probes the evolution of multicellular organisms and provides new insight into decades-long theories about early cell specialization and division of labor


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Upcoming Events

Dec
07
2020
Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology's 3rd Annual Symposium
The SCMB's virtual forum for discussing the latest news from the intersection of math and biology is set for Dec. 7-10, 2020.
Dec
07
2020
SCMB hosts 3rd Annual Symposium
SCMB will host its 3rd Annual Symposium as a free online event to focus on "Interactional Expertise" in math/bio collaborations
Jan
28 to 29
2021
2021 Suddath Symposium - "Origins and Early Evolutions of Life"
A conference, presented virtually in 2021, for faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and grad students
May
09 to 14
2021
AbSciCon 2021
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.
  • Gradiate
    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.
  • Faculty
    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.