<p>The Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence will strengthen public health response to infectious disease threats and support public health workforce development. Shown are (l-r) Rebecca Hutchins, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Tonia Parrott, Georgia Department of Public Health, and Justin Bahl, University of Georgia. (Credit: Christopher Moore, GTRI)</p>

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CDC funds 5-year agreement with the University of Georgia (UGA) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health to establish a Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence (PGCoE).
<p>A strip of flexible, transparent, and highly conductive plastic film called PEDOT(OH) created by Georgia Tech chemists and engineers. (Photos Courtesy: James Ponder)</p>

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Chemists and engineers collaborate on process that washes away nonconductive side chains from a robust polymer backbone to create a powerful conductive plastic.

<p><em>An artisan from Trinidad and Tobago uses traditional skills to build an intricate wire frame that will support a large, elaborate Carnival costume. </em></p>

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Costumes in the annual Trinidad and Tobago Carnival often inspire awe because of their extravagance, flamboyancy, and — for some dancing sculptures — their size.
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It turns out that being too emotive in a pitch can make investors feel manipulated and dissuade them from giving money.

Faces of Research: Meet Teresa Snow

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Teresa Snow is a senior academic professional in the Georgia Tech College of Sciences' School of Biological Sciences

<p>Georgia Tech and Emory researchers are collaborating on developing a multi-sensor patch to predict symptoms of heat-related health issues for farmworkers.</p>

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Georgia Tech, Emory researchers receive $2.46 Million Grant to Develop Intelligent Tools for Assessing Heat Exposure Effects

<p>Associate Professor Costas Arvanitis and mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Hohyun "Henry" Lee with their closed-loop controlled focused ultrasound system. The uses ultrasound-induced microbubbles to help a powerful immunotherapy target brain tumors and a custom algorithm to continuously fine tune the bubbles for maximum impact.</p>

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Algorithm-controlled focused ultrasound system uses microbubbles to open a pathway for a powerful immunotherapy to reach brain tumors
<p>GTRI Research Engineer Konrad Ahlin explains a poster on his "Hyper Redundant Flexible Manipulator (HRFM)" at the recent DARPA Forward conference held at Georgia Tech. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)</p>

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A dozen Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, including four from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), were recognized as DARPA Risers during the agency’s recent DARPA Forward conference in Atlanta.
<p>This proximal tubule organoid is 30 days old, and will survive at least another 60 days. The 90-days is a record for a drop culture of any kind.</p>

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Georgia Tech researchers develop new organoids for studying kidney disease

Michael Grady graphic

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Michael Grady is a senior research engineer in the Advanced Concepts Laboratory Electromagnetics Division at the Georgia Tech Research Institute