Cooperation among viral variants helps Hepatitis C survive immune system attacks

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)
May 27, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
A new study suggests that the Hepatitis C virus may use decoy viral variants to distract the body's natural defenses.

Georgia Tech Celebrates EBB Opening

The Engineered Biosystems Building provides nearly 219,000 square feet of multidisciplinary research space. It is located on 10th Street, at the north end of the existing biotechnology complex. (Photo by Rob Felt)
Sep 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
New Engineered Biosystems Building advances biosciences, bioengineering research

NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award Funds Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Tom Barker, an associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, is shown in his laboratory in Georgia Tech’s Engineered Biosystems Building. Barker has received a $3.5 million, five-year grant to support research into new approaches for tracking and treating pulmonary fibrosis. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Oct 06, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
The NIH has awarded $3.5 million to develop new techniques for tracking and treating pulmonary fibrosis.

“Bursting” Cells Gain the Brain’s Attention for Life-or-Death Decisions

Using optogenetics and other technology, researchers have for the first time precisely manipulated bursting activity of cells in the thalamus, tying it to the sense of touch. Shown are Georgia Tech graduate student Clarissa Whitmire and Georgia Tech professor Garrett Stanley.(Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Jan 14, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have for the first time precisely manipulated the bursting activity of cells in the thalamus.

People in Food Deserts Eat Much Differently than the Rest of America

Georgia Tech study finds people in food deserts, communities that have less access to grocery stores, eat food that is 5-17 percent higher in fats, sugars and cholesterol.
Feb 25, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A social media study uncovers what people eat, depending on their proximity to grocery stores.

Common Nanoparticle has Subtle Effects on Oxidative Stress Genes

May 10, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A nanoparticle commonly used in food and other products can have subtle effects on the activity of genes expressing enzymes that address oxidative stress inside two types of cells.

Hearing snap, crackle, pop may help heal your knee

MEMS microphones and piezoelectric strips pick up sounds of a bending and extending knee. Prof. Omer Inan is engineering a device to convert knee joint sounds into a signal he hopes medical researchers will be able to use. 
May 23, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
New acoustic device research reveals even a healthy knee makes cringeworthy sounds. But the audio can be turned into graphs, and researchers hope they will some day become medically useful.

Restoring Chemotherapy Sensitivity by Boosting MicroRNA Levels

Georgia Tech Graduate Research Assistant Mengnan Zhang examines a solution containing pancreatic cancer cells. The research examined the role of microRNA molecules in controlling resistance to chemotherapy drugs. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)
May 27, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have restored chemotherapy sensitivity in vitro to a line of human pancreatic cancer cells that had developed resistance.

Heme, a Poisonous Nutrient, Tracked by ‘Green Lantern’ Sensor

A tailor-made ratiometric sensor makes a baker's yeast cell light up green, as Georgia Tech scientists use it to track the movements of the essential toxin heme.
May 30, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Tracking heme has dispelled a widely held assumption that it does not float freely in cellular pools.

Roadmap for Advanced Cell Manufacturing Shows Path to Cell-Based Therapeutics

Image shows adult human fibroblast cells with intracellular proteins involved in adhesion of these cells to an extracellular matrix. Magenta represents actin stress fibers in a cell and green staining represents a focal adhesion protein vinculin, which together contribute to how strongly these cells adhere to a matrix surface. Blue is the nucleus of a cell. These fibroblasts are converted to human induced pluripotent stem cells through a reprogramming process during which restructuring of the adhesion prote
Jun 13, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
An industry-driven consortium has developed a national roadmap designed to chart the path to large-scale manufacturing of cell-based therapeutics.
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