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A illustration of Blastocystis. Lind hopes the project will provide answers about this protist while creating new tools to advance research more broadly. (Credit: Adobe Stock)

Beyond Bacteria: Abigail Lind Earns MIRA Grant to Unlock New Insights Into Human Gut Microbes

Surprisingly little is known about gut protists; Lind’s research is tackling fundamental questions about what they eat, how they function, and how they interact with the world around them.

Benjamin Freeman (right) collecting data on native birds with a student on Rabun Bald in North Georgia. (Photo Credit: Jess Hunt-Ralston)

Georgia Tech Campus Becomes a Living Laboratory for Wildlife

Students will use cutting-edge tracking technology to follow birds, butterflies, and lizards while exploring how animals navigate urban environments.

College of Sciences Faculty Honored for Academic Advising Excellence

Three College of Sciences faculty members have been recognized for contributions to academic advising and student success in higher education.

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Can the Nervous System Help Fight Cancer? $3M NIH Award Aims to Find Out

Georgia Tech researchers are investigating how ovarian cancer connects with the nervous system, and whether those interactions could reveal new approaches to treatment.

Upcoming Events

Nov

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Nov

2026

The School of Biological Sciences Fall 2026 Seminar Series presents Dr. Catherine Dulac

Neurobiology of Social and Sickness Behavior

Nov

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Dec

2026

The School of Biological Sciences Fall 2026 Seminar Series presents Dr. Vaughn Cooper

What Experimental Evolution Can Teach Us About Infection Biology

Dec

2026

Fossil Friday

Join the Spatial Ecology and Paleontology Lab for Fossil Fridays. Become a fossil hunter and help discover how ecosystems have changed over time.

Experts in the News

A new pesticide does not kill bumblebees right away, but it does inflict internal damage that turns out to be much worse than immediate death

When scientists exposed bumblebees to a modern insecticide designed to kill crop pests, the bees did not die any faster than unexposed bees. On the face of it, this seems like the best possible outcome.However, just because a pesticide does not kill a bee right away does not mean the insect is unharmed. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology looked at common eastern bumblebees exposed to sulfoxaflor.While the bees survived, their ovaries shrank and their gene activity drastically changed. Soon, they almost completely stopped laying eggs. Experts say this proves that just counting dead bees misses the massive, silent damage that chemicals leave behind.

Earth.com | 2026-10-18T00:00:00-04:00

Sea cucumbers may help protect coral reefs

Coral reefs are under pressure. The seas they live in are getting ever warmer and more acidic, taking them out of coral’s comfort zone. Pollution is encouraging algal blooms, which stifle their growth. And overfishing is wiping out many species that they depend on for protection.The over-fished species which have drawn most attention are those that feed on the algae or hunt others which have a penchant for consuming coral. However, Cody Clements and Mark Hay of the Georgia Institute of Technology wish to add what might seem an unlikely candidate to the list: sea cucumbers.

The Economist | 2026-09-16T00:00:00-04:00

Spark: College of Sciences at Georgia Tech

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Spotlight on Research Centers

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