The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship has a long history at Emory and has transformed the lives of past and present recipients since launching more than five decades ago.
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Emory chemists invented a reaction to streamline synthesis of a compound, phaeocaulisin A, extracted from a plant used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. Laboratory dish experiments on the compound at Winship Cancer Institute show it’s a promising early lead against triple-negative breast cancer.
Throughout February, Emory is observing Black History Month with a rich variety of programs, discussions and activities that offer moments of celebration and reflection across the university. Learn what’s planned and see photos from Monday’s campus-wide kickoff event.
Emory biologist Nic Vega researches how different traits in a worm population translate into transmission, an innovation that promises to provide more real-world data to develop better epidemic models.
Research led by Chunhui Xu shows that heart muscle cells can grow — and survive — in the microgravity environment of space. Findings could lead to hardier cells to help repair damaged hearts in cell therapy on Earth.
