Pavel Skums (left), a regular fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Leonid Bunimovich, a Regent’s Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, explain their new paper on Hepatitis C behavior. (Credit: John Toon)

Cooperation among viral variants helps Hepatitis C survive immune system attacks

Atlanta, GA

A new study suggests that the Hepatitis C virus may use decoy viral variants to distract the body's natural defenses.

Fatih Sarioglu, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is shown examining a microfluidic device designed to capture cancer cell clusters. (Credit: Rob Felt)

New device captures metastasis-associated circulating tumor cell clusters

Atlanta, GA

A new microfluidic device for capturing rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is the first designed specifically to capture clusters of two or more cells.

PET/CT images before, while viremic, and during treatment. Virus detection in the gastrointestinal tract decreases under treatment but is not completely eradicated. (Courtesy of Phil Santangelo)

Novel tool captures total body SIV replication

Atlanta, GA

A new collaboration has led to the development of a non-invasive method to image simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) replication in real-time, in vivo.

Dr. Holton teaches students basic skills in suturing using pigs' feet.

Pre-Health Conference Prepares Students for Careers in Health Care

Atlanta, GA

The American Medical Students Association will host 9th annual pre-health conference.

Eyelashes of 22 mammals, including goats (pictured) and humans are the same: one-third the length as the width of the eye.

Easy on the eyes: How eyelash length keeps your eyes healthy

Atlanta, GA

The optimal eyelash length is one-third the width of your eye.

Keeping our health data safe

Atlanta, GA

Experts will discuss the future of health privacy and pioneering technologies.

Pictured are MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, stably transformed with SNAIL (right) or an empty vector control (left). Cells expressing SNAIL show an increased mesenchymal phenotype and malignant characteristics. The control cells display a cobblestone morphology, whereas cells overexpressing SNAIL are more elongated. Credit: MgGrail, et al., FASEB 2014.

Study shows how breast cancer cells break free to spread in the body

Atlanta, GA

A new study has identified how one important gene helps cancer cells break free from the primary tumor.

Top row, left to right: Melissa Kemp, Krish Roy, Susan Thomas. Bottom row, left to right: Manu Platt, M.G. Finn, Ravi Bellamkonda.

The Buzz on Bioscience

Atlanta, GA

The biosciences are big at Georgia Tech. Researchers discuss what’s happening and how they see the future.

A microneedle used to inject glaucoma medications into the eye is shown next to a conventional hypodermic needle. (Photo credit: Gary Meek).

Tiny needles offer potential new treatment for two major eye diseases

Atlanta, GA

Needles almost too small to be seen with the unaided eye could be the basis for new treatment options for glaucoma and corneal neovascularization.

J. Carson Meredith, professor in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Meredith will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Pollen-Based Assays of Intestinal Mucus Water Content and Rheology.” Credit: Jenna Leigh Studios.

Georgia Institute of Technology receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Atlanta, GA

J. Carson Meredith, professor in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Pollen-Based Assays of Intestinal Mucus Water Content and Rheology.”