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Cadonati, a physics professor and director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, has also held leadership positions in LIGO — including leading its data analysis and astrophysics division at the time of the discovery of gravitational waves.
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Faces of Research - Meet Julia Kubanek
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The NIH-funded program is designed to train a new generation of biomedical researchers and thought leaders to harness the data revolution.
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In June, the first ever joint symposium of the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection at Georgia Tech (CMDI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brought together interdisciplinary researchers to discuss infectious disease dynamics.