Jeffrey Skolnick

Georgia Tech Receives Commitment to Launch New AI-Driven Health Innovation Center 

Parker H. Petit’s commitment will launch a research hub focused on using artificial intelligence to model diseases, identify treatment paths, and move discoveries closer to patient care.

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She Lost Her Mother. She Found Her Purpose.

A Georgia Tech student transformed her search to understand her mother's ALS into AI-driven research that could reshape how scientists study neurodegenerative diseases.

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Creating Synthetic Life in a Lab? SpudCell Falls Short of the Goal, But Raises Even More Useful Questions

While SpudCell is an important milestone in the field, it stops short of being a fully synthetic living cell.

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New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring

A new Georgia Tech study shows a wireless wearable device could enable home-based monitoring of physiological changes associated with sleep and brain health.

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Georgia Tech Bird Flu Vaccine Project Lands $2M From USDA

Using artificial intelligence, the team is developing an edible vaccine that could protect birds from bird flu and reduce its spread to livestock and humans.

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The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube

Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated the mechanics behind neural tube closure, which can lead to severe or fatal birth defects if unsuccessful.

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AI is Reengineering Drug Discovery by Speeding Up Testing and Scanning Petabytes of Data for Connections Between Diseases

AI and machine learning provide new tools for scientists to think about drug discovery.

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Researchers Look to Bolster Technology Support for Menopause

Georgia Tech researchers are looking at how technology can better support women experiencing menopause in urban Pakistan, where patriarchal norms leave them largely isolated and without resources for managing their symptoms.

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ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status

Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain.

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New Mobile App Turns Phones into At-Home Fetal Heart Monitors

A new app will allow pregnant women to conduct an ultrasound and receive an accurate fetal heart rate from their mobile phones.