“The Virulent Vortex” video podcast showcases the personalities and passions of faculty and students involved in infectious disease research at Emory.
Emory’s David Weiss shares a $104 million federal grant to research how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and hunt for new methods to identify the right antibiotics to use against antibiotic resistance
Structural biologist Christine Dunham and colleagues are opening a new path to combat antibiotic resistance. They are investigating a suite of molecules that block the ability of bacteria to synthesize proteins without affecting human cells.
A new fund fueled by donors allowed more than 270 students across 47 majors to say “yes” to unique internship experiences — and discover the paths they’re meant to follow along the way.
Emory leads biomedical research into a new era through an NIH center to advance technology for cellular mechanics, developed in the lab of chemist Khalid Salaita.
Researchers at Emory University and Rutgers are gaining new insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying a genetic factor that increases the risk for the condition by about 40-fold.
Emory researchers are characterizing a class of enzymes that can confer antibiotic resistance to a range of deadly pathogens. Advanced microscopy techniques yielded the first images of the enzymes in action, offering new clues for how to combat their effects.
Emory biophysicists have gained a new insight about the dynamics of cellular movement, which is key to processes ranging from stem-cell differentiation and wound healing to the development of diseases such as cancer.
Emory’s Next Gen biomedical research internship provides hands-on research experience and works to diversify STEM fields. This year’s program expanded to host more students and offer more lab placements.
A willingness to explore multiple interests in medicine, public health and computing allowed Emory senior David Goldberg to have an outsized impact on campus and beyond.
Using the lab organism C. elegans, Emory physicists develop a model to precisely measure the dynamics of learning, or how learning changes over time.
As a PhD student, Elizabeth Lonsdorf worked with renowned naturalist Jane Goodall while studying tool use by the Gombe chimpanzees. Now an Emory faculty member, Lonsdorf’s research continues to focus on chimpanzee health and development.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
The coronavirus variants of concern are emerging from chronic, long-term COVID-19 infections in people who may be immune compromised and unable to clear the virus, suggests research by scientists at Emory and the University of Oxford.
When Eladio Abreu set out to become a biologist, he didn’t know any Black scientists. Now he mentors students like graduating Emory College senior Damon Ross, who in turn helps others as a peer mentor.
A multidisciplinary team of professors is co-teaching an undergraduate course on the emerging field of data justice and the concepts of bias, fairness, discrimination and ethics inherent within data science and automated systems.
New analysis shows that monarch butterflies, one of the most iconic insects of North America, are increasingly plagued by a debilitating parasite. The Journal of Animal Ecology published the findings, led by Emory scientists.
Emory faculty and staff are frequently recognized for their work locally, nationally and internationally. Read a sampling of recent accolades, including awards for professional contributions and leadership appointments.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
A new study led by Emory researchers shows that schistosome transmission can be highest when freshwater snail populations are low. The "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" published the study, the first to demonstrate how the size of a freshwater snail population relates to its parasitic infection rate.
An antibiotic sprayed on orchard crops to combat bacterial diseases slows the cognition of bumblebees and reduces their foraging efficiency, a laboratory study finds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B published the findings by scientists at Emory University and the University of Washington.
The first genome-wide, ancient human DNA data from Sudan reveals new insights into the ancestry and social organization of people who lived more than 1,000 years ago in the Nile Valley, an important genetic and cultural crossroads.
Research published by Emory anthropologists scanning grandmothers’ brains while they’re viewing photos of their young grandchildren provides a neural snapshot of the special, intergenerational bond.
An analysis of published studies from a range of biological specialties shows that, when data are reported by sex, critical statistical analyses are often missing and the findings are likely to be reported in misleading ways. Emory neuroscientist Donna Maney is senior author on the study.
Neuroscience and human health. Differential mathematics and dance. Atmospheric chemistry and German studies. Through the Learning through Inclusive Collaboration Initiative, students and faculty in paired classes come together to explore real-world problems through interdisciplinary perspectives.
Ilya Nemenman was instrumental in Emory becoming a global leader in theoretical and modeling approaches to living systems. Now he has received one of the most prestigious recognitions for theoretical scientists in the prime of their research careers.
Honored for outstanding mentorship, Emory biologist Samuel Sober says his research into how the brain controls muscle movement has long been a collaborative effort.
Emory researchers will receive $1.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to work with the West Atlanta community to better understand the potential risks for children being exposed to lead and other environmental contaminants.
Data from nine cities in Mexico confirms that identifying dengue fever “hot spots” can provide a predictive map for future outbreaks of Zika and chikungunya. All three of these viral diseases are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Some people casually smoke cigarettes for a while and then stop without a problem, while others develop long-term, several packs-per-day habits. Emory researchers find that a complex mix of environmental, behavioral and genetic factors appear to raise this risk for nicotine dependence.
In a study published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, Emory scientists isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria.
Emory faculty and staff are frequently recognized for their work locally, nationally and internationally. Read a sampling of recent accolades, including awards for professional contributions and leadership appointments.
Students brought potential products closer to the marketplace in the last few months through the Emory Biotech Consulting Club, which pairs student advisory teams with startup companies emerging from university research.
Emory College senior Christie Jones began studying how pathogens jump from animals to humans just in time to watch an unfolding pandemic underscore the importance of her research.
The recent positive SARS-CoV-2 tests of Asian small-clawed otters at the Georgia Aquarium add to the mystery of why some animals may be more susceptible than others to the virus that causes COVID-19.
The dynamics of the neural activity of a mouse brain behave in a peculiar, unexpected way that can be theoretically modeled without any fine tuning, suggests a new paper by physicists at Emory.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
About one billion people worldwide are at risk for schistosomiasis — a debilitating disease caused by parasitic worms. A new study led by Emory researchers finds that water temperature and snail removal are key to understanding and preventing risk.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Emory received a National Institutes of Health grant, for a total of $883,000 over two years, to develop a sensor capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air of indoor spaces.
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants that are adding twists in the battle against COVID-19 highlight the need for better genomic monitoring of the virus, says Emory biologist Katia Koelle.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
The news that some members of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 ramps up the urgency for protecting great apes in the wild from exposure, warns Thomas Gillespie, an Emory disease ecologist.
If SARS-CoV-2 becomes endemic and most people are exposed in childhood, it may join the ranks of mild cold-causing coronaviruses that currently circulate in humans, according to a model developed by Emory and Penn State scientists.
Chimpanzees and bonobos are sister species that diverged around 1.8 million years ago. Now, a study by Emory anthropologists reveals the gene pathways associated with the striking differences between the two species’ diets, sociality and sexual behaviors.
Scientists have compiled the first comprehensive review of plant natural products that play a role in antibacterial activity, to serve as a guide in the search for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
To prepare for fall remote learning, more than 800 undergraduate faculty completed intensive training in online course design and teaching. Learn about their creative approaches, from home lab kits in chemistry to digital “movie trailers” to help students connect concepts in American Studies.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Emory neuroscientists show the evolutionary role of a “supergene” at the molecular level, and provide a rare look at how genomic divergence can lead to behavioral divergence in a vertebrate.
A new study from the lab of Emory professor of biology Jaap de Roode confirms that while the eastern and western butterflies fly differently, they are genetically the same.
Emory scientists discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub, the American beautyberry, that boosts an antibiotic’s activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
World Zoonoses Day, July 6, spotlights diseases caused by germs that spread between animals and people. “The primary risks for future spillover of zoonotic diseases are deforestation of tropical environments and large-scale industrial farming of animals,” says Emory disease ecologist Thomas Gillespie.
Emory and Georgia Tech are participating in the largest exercise research program of its kind as both join institutions across the country to collect and turn data from nearly 2,600 volunteers into comprehensive maps of the molecular changes in the body due to exercise.
The Simons Foundation awarded Emory scientists and their collaborators $2.5 million to develop new tools to study how the brain controls behavior in vertebrates. The consortium kicks off with a virtual symposium on Friday, June 26.
Emory is one of five universities across the country collaborating on a study focused on narratives written by first-year college students from last fall about their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a study led by Emory ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave, scientists have identified specific compounds from the Brazilian peppertree that reduce the virulence of antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria.
An international team led by Emory scientists has gained insight into the pathological mechanisms behind two devastating neurodegenerative diseases. The scientists compared the most common inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD) with a rarer disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 (SCA 36).
Transitioning to remote learning brought challenges for every class, especially those with hands-on components. But leaving the labs didn’t stop the science, as seen through Emory’s undergraduate biology classes.
Twenty years ago, Emory and several Atlanta-area historically black colleges began a postdoctoral program combining research with structured teaching experience. Now it’s the largest and longest continuously-operating biomedical postdoctoral training program in the country.
A mysterious whale bone housed at Oxford for more than a century led a group of faculty and students to confer with alumnus Nick Pyenson at the Smithsonian in their quest for answers.
Biology professor Steven L'Hernault is working to develop a platform to use nematode worms to screen for male contraceptive candidates that block the binding of sperm and egg.
A new molecule synthesized in Emory chemist Jennifer Heemstra's lab could become a powerful tool for diagnostics, gene therapy and drug delivery targeted to specific cells.
Climate change is increasing both the severity and frequency of extreme weather events, including floods. Although rice is the only major food crop that's resilient to flooding, a new study by Emory researchers identifies genetic clues to this resilience that may help scientists improve the prospects for other crops.
Biologists and biomedical engineers are proposing to define the term "yank" for changes in force over time, something that our muscles cause and nerves can sense and respond to.
On Sept. 19, Emory's first Infectious Diseases Across Scales Symposium will bring together faculty, students and researchers from across the university, and beyond, who are involved in interdisciplinary work that transcends traditional boundaries.
Emory has provided $5 million each to two priority research initiatives: "Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation" and "From Molecular Pathogenesis to Global Pandemics." This initial financial support is considered seed funding, with the teams aiming to generate additional external funding.
Studying a guide to plant remedies commissioned during the Civil War, Emory researcher Cassandra Quave finds that three plants have antimicrobial activity against dangerous species of drug-resistant bacteria associated with wound infections.
Advances in neurotechnology, genetics and artificial intelligence will challenge what it means to be human and change our ethics, argues Paul Root Wolpe, director of the Emory Center for Ethics.
Two new chairs in the basic sciences in Emory School of Medicine are the result of an effort to promote and support collaborative research among fundamental scientists across the university through the One Emory framework.
Extracts from the seeds of the ginkgo tree show antibacterial activity on pathogens that can cause skin infections, according to a study that started as Emory biology major Xinyi Huang's senior thesis and drew inspiration from an ancient text in the theology library.
Biophysicists have used an automated method to model a living system — the dynamics of a worm responding to a stimulus. Dubbed "Sir Isaac" after Isaac Newton, the algorithm makes accurate predictions about the dynamics of worm behavior.
Emory scientists have identified a central regulator of toxin production in the bacterium C. difficile, the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections in the U.S. and a major cause of persistent diarrhea.
A study of rat body sizes shifting over time gives a glimpse into the habitat of the mysterious hominin Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the "Hobbit" due to its diminutive stature. The study indicates that the local habitat began shifting rapidly 60,000 years ago.
Biochemist Christine Dunham, PhD and colleagues are being recognized for work on ribosomal frameshifting, a perturbation of the factories that assemble proteins. Their 2018 paper on frameshifting, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has won that journal's Cozzarelli Prize.
Emory is one of 12 universities nationwide selected to receive a grant from the Association of American Universities (AAU) to further existing efforts to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
The journal Nature is honoring Emory University biologist Anita Corbett, PhD, with one of its awards for Mentoring in Science.
Emory's Department of Pharmacology is changing its name. Effective January 1, 2019, its name will be "Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology."
Emory anthropologist Dietrich Stout invites you to participate in an online experiment, investigating the human ability to discriminate and interpret the sounds produced by stone toolmaking.
Through a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant of $7.49 million over five years, a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Emory University is working to make the routine inclusion of sex as a biological variable a scientific cultural norm in biomedical research.
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.47 million grant to Emory and Morehouse professors for the Bean Beetle Microbiome Project, which will expand one of Emory's signature undergraduate research experiences to colleges across the country.
A new mathematical model for malaria developed by Emory biologist Mary Bushman shows how competition between parasite strains within a human host reduces the odds of drug resistance developing in a high-transmission setting.
Even before toddlers can form a complete sentence, they are attuned to how others may be judging them, finds a new study published in Developmental Psychology by Emory psychologists.
Through a collaboration with Georgia Tech engineering professor Muhannad Bakir, Emory biology professor Samuel Sober recently received a $200,000 award to create a device that will be used to potentially gain insights into neurological disorders that affect motor control.
Journey deep into the pine forests of South Georgia as Emory ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave leads students in a search for secrets of ancient remedies that may benefit modern medicine.
Emory scientists have identified a function for a mysterious DNA modification (6-methyladenine) in fruit flies¿ brain development, which may provide hints to its role in humans.
Anthropologists are challenging the long-held view that humans evolved from a single ancestral population in one region of Africa. Emory anthropologist Jessica Thompson is part of a scientific consortium that has found that human ancestors were diverse in form and culture and scattered across the continent.
Identifying dengue fever "hot spots" can provide a predictive map for outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika — two other viral diseases that, along with dengue, are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
The National Science Foundation has awarded coveted Graduate Research Fellowships to Tristan Yates and Liz O'Gorman, who just graduated from Emory College with honors with degrees in neuroscience and behavioral biology.
Jamie King's PhD research for Laney Graduate School's Cancer Biology Program has uncovered potential research avenues for new therapeutic interventions, including for triple-negative breast cancer, which disproportionately affects African American women.
Emory physicist Justin Burton and a team of researchers show that the laws for how granular materials flow apply even at the giant, geophysical scale of icebergs piling up in the ocean at the outlet of a glacier.
Geneticist John Lindo publishes research on the Tsimshian indigenous people, drawing from the first population-level nuclear DNA analysis of a Native American group from ancient to modern times.
Emory's campus was the scene Friday, March 23, for some of those dazzling, wondrous, marvelously messy moments that made up the 2018 Atlanta Science Festival.
In a paper published in Science, Emory biologists working in Victor Corces' lab discovered another key to how DNA forms loops and wraps inside the cell nucleus — a precise method of "packing" that may affect gene expression.
The Greater Atlanta Chemical Biology Symposium will debut at Emory on April 21 to showcase the Southeast's talent in chemical biology, which uses chemistry tools and methods to understand and manipulate biological systems.
In a study published in the journal eLife, lead author and Emory biophysicist Minsu Kim discovered that small populations of pathogenic bacteria may be harder to kill off than larger populations because they respond differently to antibiotics.
From the lumbering, 200-year-old Frankenstein to sleek, modern-day robots, this year's Atlanta Science Festival, set for March 9 to 24, highlights creations that spark wonder and fun, giving glimpses of the past and the future.
Immunology pioneer Max Cooper and researchers in his lab are hoping that an ancient immune system can provide therapeutic insights into our own.
In their new co-written book, Emory professor Arri Eisen and Tibetan monk Geshe Yungdrung Konchok explore how insights from scientists and monastics enrich understandings of biology, physics and other sciences.