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 Kristen Marhaver received a B.S. in Applied Biology from Georgia Tech before heading to Scripps Institution of Oceanography for graduate studies.

Kristen Marhaver (BIO 04) speaks for the corals. The scuba diver, underwater photographer, and world-renowned expert in coral breeding has racked up more than 2.3 million views of her engaging TED talks, in which she shares her innovations and passion.


Ovarian cancer cells (Photo Nephron via Wikimedia Commons)

John F. McDonald and his research team have created a ‘multi-algorithm’ machine learning approach to boost accuracy in predicting drug responses for ovarian cancer patients.


Pumpkin Drop 2018

If you’re looking for Halloween fun or just a way to unwind, stop by one of these campus events this week.


This colorized transmission electron micrograph shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAID via NIH

A new AI-based “decision prioritization tool” combines data on protein pathways with common Covid-19 side effects and known patient comorbidities to offer possible targeted patient treatment options with existing FDA-approved drugs to help fight Covid-19.


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