YongTae (Tony) Kim, an assistant professor in bioengineering in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who led the research. 

In Vitro Innovation: Testing Nanomedicine With Blood Cells On A Microchip

Atlanta, GA

Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the conditions under which nanoparticles accumulate in the plaque-filled arteries of patients with atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of myocardial infarctio

Raquel Lieberman, an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, whose lab led the research.

Researchers Discover Potential Drug Targets for Early Onset Glaucoma

Atlanta, GA

Scientists have for the first time identified molecules with the potential to block the accumulation of a toxic eye protein that can lead to early onset of glaucoma.

This microscope image shows a cell infected with RSV. The RNA tagged by the probe is shown in red, while the nucleoprotein is green. (Image courtesy of Eric Alonas and Philip Santangelo)

Imaging Technology Could Unlock Mysteries of a Childhood Disease

Atlanta, GA

Scientists have developed a new technique for studying RSV, a common childhood illness.

Johnna Temenoff, an associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, has been awarded a $1 million grant to develop an injectable therapy for rotator cuff injuries. Credit: Rob Felt.

Scientists Work to Engineer an Injectable Therapy for Rotator Cuff Injuries

Atlanta, GA

Researchers are attempting to engineer an injectable therapy for the shoulder’s supraspinatus tendon, a rotator cuff tendon that is commonly torn in sports.

Brad Fain, a Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) principal research scientist, has assisted Pfizer in developing an easy to open bottle for people with arthritis. (Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt)

Researchers Help Design Easy-to-Open, Child-Resistant Medicine Bottle

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech researchers have helped design an easy-to-open medicine bottle for a Pfizer medication.

Charlie Kemp, director of the Healthcare Robotics Lab, is working with Henry Evans, who lives with quadriplegia. As part of the Robots for Humanity project Evans briefly used a robot to shave. Evans is at his home using the robot.

Georgia Tech researchers study aging with disabilities

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech has received a five-year $4.6 million grant to increase understanding of the aging process for people with disabilities and use data gleaned from the study to develop technologies that will benefit them and others.

Todd Sulchek, an assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, specializes in studying the mechanical properties of cells. Credit: Maxwell Guberman.

New Technology That Sorts Cells by Stiffness May Help Spot Disease

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have developed a new technology to sort human cells according to their stiffness, which might one day help doctors identify certain diseases in patients, according to a new study.

This graphic shows two conformations of BamA (gold) against a lipid bilayer background. The left side shows the crystallized form of BamA, almost completely closed, while the right shows a laterally open state revealed by the simulations. The red color denotes the interior of the barrel. (Courtesy of J.C. Gumbart)

Researchers Determine Protein Structure for New Antimicrobial Target

Atlanta, GA

A study of protein membranes could provide drug designers with a new target for anti-microbial compounds.