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Georgia Tech researcher working on a better way to deliver therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease

YongTae Kim, a researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been awarded an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH…

It may be high time to refocus Alzheimer's research, as a new study strongly points to a biochemical culprit traditionally less pursued.

The mass pursuit of a conspicuous suspect in Alzheimer’s disease may have held back research success for decades. Now, a…

BME professor, Petit Institute researcher tapped again for national initiative

The human brain, with its 100 billion chattering neurons, remains one of the great mysteries in medical science. Because that three-pound mass of tissue inside our skulls is so misunderstood,…

Vinayak Agarwal and Bilal Haider among 126 outstanding early-career researchers honored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Two researchers with the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at the Georgia Institute of Technology – Vinayak Agarwal and Bilal Haider – are among the 126 outstanding U.S. and…

Groundbreaking research from Ting lab could shed new light on movement disorders

When you respond to something automatically, without thinking, it’s called a “knee-jerk reaction.” It’s an old idiom based on what happens when the doctor uses his little hammer to strike your…

Groundbreaking research from Ting lab could shed new light on movement disorders

When you respond to something automatically, without thinking, it’s called a “knee-jerk reaction.” It’s an old idiom based on what happens when the doctor uses his little hammer to strike your…

BME assistant professor named Next Generation Leader, invited to participate in advisory council

SEATTLE, WASH.November 9, 2017 —  Eva Dyer, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of…

BME assistant professor named Next Generation Leader, invited to participate in advisory council

SEATTLE, WASH.November 9, 2017 —  Eva Dyer, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of…

Georgia Tech researcher one of 18 innovative young scientists in the nation to receive prestigious honor

Annabelle Singer, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, was named today by the David and…

Her research seeks to identify optimal treatments for the rehabilitation of balance impairments using neuromechanical approaches

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Lena Ting, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory and Georgia Tech, a five year, $2.6 million grant.…

Petit Institute researcher contributing to ambitious BRAIN Initiative

Hang Lu, the Love Family Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, is co-principal investigator of a project that won an NSF Next Generation Networks Neuroscience (…

Petit Institute researcher contributing to ambitious BRAIN Initiative

Hang Lu, researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is co-principal investigator of a project that…

Georgia Tech neuroscience researchers explore our most magnificent and vast organ

At the Georgia Institute of Technology, a rare synergy of engineers and scientists, in cooperation with Emory University School of Medicine and other collaborators, is expanding data collection…

The American Physical Therapy Association makes T. Richard Nichols an honorary member.

T. Richard Nichols, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has been named an honorary member of the…

Georgia Tech's College of Sciences is now offering a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience

The Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience at Georgia Tech is an interdisciplinary degree that provides training in behavioral and…