Natalie E. Dean and Khalid Salaita were honored with the 2026 Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in recognition of outstanding contributions in their respective fields of research.
Natalie E. Dean and Khalid Salaita were honored with the 2026 Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in recognition of outstanding contributions in their respective fields of research.
Entrepreneurial faculty and their discoveries were recognized at the Office of Technology Transfer’s 20th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation. Awardees specialize in a range of disciplines including AI, disease treatments and more.
Emory School of Nursing master's degree program ranked best in the nation for the 4th consecutive year
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Assistant Professor Telisa Spikes, PhD, RN, FAHA, has been named a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA).h.
Terri Rebmann, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, has been named Associate Dean of Education at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, following a national search.
Researchers at Emory’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences found MRI-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation reduced overactivity in the brain’s fear center, the amygdala, and improved PTSD symptoms, with benefits lasting at least six months.
A record number of Emory faculty have been elected to the newest class of AAAS Fellows in recognition of outstanding efforts to advance science.
Shawana S. Moore, PhD, DNP, APRN, WHNP BC, FNAP, FAAN, FNPWH, a faculty member at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has been elected a Distinguished Scholar Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Nursing Academy.
Charles Searles and colleagues from the Emory School of Medicine were the first to link increased cardiac ICU admissions to more days of extreme heat risk, as measured by NOAA’S experimental heat risk index tool.
Emory's faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities, excelling in academic research. Read about published research findings and the newest grant awards that illustrate how Emory researchers are cutting a path toward groundbreaking discoveries.
Emory scientists developed a new way to help understand what happens in the body when people consume a plant product and the many chemicals it contains. The American Chemical Society’s Journal of Natural Products published the method.
According to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, an independent, nonprofit organization, Emory University received more than $511 million in NIH funding in 2025.
Emory University is one of 14 colleges and universities that will share more than $2.1 million in funding for undergraduate scientific research. The program will support a 15-month independent research experience for six students across three years.
Jennifer Frediani, PhD, RD, ACSM-CES, assistant professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation has announced that Roy Simpson of Emory's School of Nursing has been selected for induction into the Georgia Nursing Hall of Fame.
Maune will oversee Emory’s Office of Research Administration and advance the university’s strategic priorities in research operations and service excellence.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has added four scholars to its faculty – mid-year appointments that reflect the school’s continued growth in enrollment and research.
A seasoned scientist and academic leader, Marcus will guide the university’s research enterprise — responsible for more than $1 billion in sponsored awards annually — and advance research priorities while fostering innovation across Emory.
Emory neuroscientists have installed a $1.5 million automated cell culture system designed specifically for human organoids, used to study diseases, test drugs, and develop regenerative therapies. The system can monitor cultures for weeks or months and analyze cell differentiation patterns with AI.
Nominations for this year’s Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research are open through Jan. 10. Recognize a faculty member who is outstanding in their field.
Partnering with faculty researchers, EDDF combines funding and drug development expertise to advance new treatments beyond early-stage challenges, paving the way for clinical trials and long-term development.
Emory's faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities, excelling in academic research. Read about published research findings and the newest grant awards that illustrate how Emory researchers are cutting a path toward groundbreaking discoveries.
A group of health professionals, researchers and technologists gathered to focused on uncovering problems in rural diabetes care, bridging the gap between the patients’ lived experiences and the efforts of clinicians to deliver more effective solutions.
Emory researcher Michael Woodworth advances new proof of concept study in long term fight against multidrug-resistant organisms
Regular, full-time Emory University faculty are invited to apply for funding for research and scholarly activity during the 2026-27 cycle. Applications are due by Jan. 17, 2026.
Several new programs have emerged around the university this year to further support faculty researchers as they explore innovative ideas. Find out more about each program and how a team approach to encouraging scholarship is making a difference.
Emory researchers have uncovered how certain antibiotics overcome resistance, offering insights to develop more effective drugs.
The Emory BioFoundry Institute is designed to empower Emory researchers and encourage investment in order to transform groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions that improve patient care and public health.
The Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences has received a five-year, $7.4 million renewal to continue advancing women’s health.
Researchers at Emory’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute and partner institutions have found that proteins in the blood are tied to memory and thinking problems in Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that processes outside the brain may drive disease risk and progression.
A new Emory University study, led by the Emory ALS Center and the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease at Emory’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute, sheds light on why a once-promising experimental medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis failed to help patients, despite successfully reaching its intended target in the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord.
Emory study finds that the brain produces a “global signal” — a single master signal linked to multiple body processes in the autonomic nervous system.
The Center for New Medicines, which aims to harness the plethora of discoveries from across the Emory ecosystem to accelerate them into the early stages of drug development, has selected its inaugural cohort of eight therapeutic research projects.
Biomedical engineer Gari Clifford — recognized as the School of Medicine’s 2025 Dean’s Eminent Investigator — shares the story behind his work to track and predict health and illness, particularly in low-resource settings.
A new study between Emory University and Pursuant Health has identified a free way to make blood pressure monitoring more readily available and to better inform related public health interventions.
Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute has received a five-year, $21.9 million renewal of its prestigious P30 grant from the National Institute on Aging to continue advancing Alzheimer’s research, care and community engagement.
The findings, published in Nature Genetics, offer critical insights into why some prostate cancers become resistant to therapy and how that shift could be blocked.
A recently published special edition of Intersections: The Education Journal of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center addresses the effects of climate change on human health and explores educational initiatives within the Emory health professional schools and Emory Healthcare.
Brothers Adam and Rommi Kashlan, now second-year students at Emory School of Medicine, are carving distinct paths in medicine while supporting each other and their community through research, service and shared purpose.
As one of only nine students admitted to the PhD pathway of the highly specialized, accelerated doctoral program, Tuan Vinh will work to discover biomarkers to enable earlier diagnosis and treatments of diseases.
Emory computer scientist Shengpu Tang is developing artificial intelligence tools to identify, validate and transmit key data needed to better support health care workers in decision-making processes.
Assistant professor of otolaryngology Anthony Law has developed an artificial intelligence model that can help primary care doctors diagnose throat cancers as accurately as a specialist by analyzing the sound of a patient's voice.
A new study from Emory University researchers looks at a novel strategy for repurposing FDA approved drugs to address the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections.
The Emory School of Nursing has named 14 nurse scientists and interdisciplinary researchers across the nation as Advanced Research Training in Social Determinants of Health Fellows.
The projects are a key tenet of the center’s mission to promote well-being among older adults. Learn more about the researchers and how they will investigate multiple domains of innovation in aging.
Emory College senior Juliana Cruz believes her path to a future medical career was enhanced by Emory’s liberal arts approach, which allowed her to study the social and human aspects of medicine along with the science.
Haydn T. Kissick and Suresh S. Ramalingam were honored with the 2025 Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in recognition of outstanding contributions in their respective fields of research.
A new study reports a substantial increase in the percentage of mental health and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses among publicly insured children in the United States.
A new study found middle-aged Americans demonstrated higher levels of loneliness than older adults, a designation shared with only one of 29 counties in a study of more than 64,000 adults from across Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Emory Digital hosted the event that included a fireside chat with AI leaders, presentations on current AI projects and a brainstorming session. See photos from the day of conversations and collaboration.
In the groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered the potential to provide life-saving medications to patients with blood clots based on a new model, revolutionizing how clinicians understand and treat harmful blood clots.
MBA candidate Erica Evans earned top honors at Startup Runway Foundation, Inc.’s showcase, taking home the prestigious EmpowerHER Award and a $10,000 prize for her work on treatments for red blood cell disorders.
Through Fabla, a new voice diary app developed for clinical research at Emory, researchers are utilizing the human voice to gain a window into how the language and emotional states of individuals with depression evolve in response to psilocybin-assisted therapy.
Emory researcher Christina Gavegnano’s pioneering work with a class of small molecules known as JAK inhibitors continues to generate interest into how HIV might be cured after a second patient who received the treatment was declared to be in long-term remission.
Daniel F. Martin has joined the Emory Eye Center as vice chair of clinical affairs, effective Feb. 1. He returns to Emory after serving as chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute since December 2008.
Emory researcher Azra Ismail, professor of biomedical informatics at the School of Medicine, has pioneered a mobile-based AI chatbot providing information about issues like family planning, pregnancy care and even basic reproductive anatomy.
Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. This compilation of published research findings and the newest grant awards illustrates how Emory researchers are cutting a path toward groundbreaking discoveries.
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.
New research shows that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.
School of Medicine professors Elizabeth Leslie and Dionna Williams are recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers.
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has awarded a $3.8 million R01 grant to a collaborative team from Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Rollins School of Public Health to mitigate health disparities and reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality among Latina agricultural laborers.
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $5.8 million, five-year P30 grant renewal to the Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery of the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing to support investigators at Emory and across the U.S. engaged in behavioral intervention research to enhance the role mastery of family members and friends who care for persons living with dementia illnesses.
A team of researchers led by Emory’s Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow -and survive in the microgravity environment of space. Her findings show promise for developing hardier heart cells that could effectively repair damaged hearts in cell therapy on Earth
Emory and Georgia State University are reimagining dementia care through a new program created in collaboration with local artists and educators that teaches care partners improvisation skills to foster empathetic and effective communication.
A recent study by Emory University researchers provides new insights into why the mRNA vaccines developed to fight COVID-19 in 2021 are less effective in patients with autoimmune diseases.
Emory neuroscientist Anita Devineni is exploring the mystery of how the brain perceives sugar and other tastes by mapping the neural circuitry for taste of the fruit fly.
To improve the oral health of aging populations, the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California and affiliates, has awarded another year of funding to the Emory School of Nursing to recruit more students who are focused on medical-dental integration and to expand an oral health smartphone application.
Research Roundup: Recent grants and publications from Emory faculty and staff
Emory’s mission is “to create, preserve, teach and apply knowledge in the service of humanity,” and throughout 2024, the university community found countless ways to do just that. Look back at some of the stories that inspired us this year.
A recent review published by the Lancet and led by Emory sports cardiologist Jonathan Kim shows that Black athletes are approximately five times more likely to experience sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death compared to white athletes.
Results from a recent clinical trial led by physicians at Emory University and Grady Health System indicate that a twice-yearly injection of Lenacapavir offers a 96% reduced risk of HIV infection overall, significantly more effective than the daily oral PrEP.
A new study reveals high rates of undiagnosed cognitive decline among older adults in underserved communities, especially African Americans. Early screening could close critical gaps in care, reducing severe health risks and caregiver strain.
Nominations for this year’s Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research are open through Jan. 24. Recognize a faculty member who is outstanding in their field.
Emory researchers play a critical role in evaluating new medical devices for NIH intended to help women with newborns in areas lacking maternal health resources.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $2.3 million R01 grant to Xiao Hu of the Emory School of Nursing to develop novel AI algorithms that predict post-stroke cognitive impairment and characterize vascular contributions.
Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping health care at Emory’s AI Health symposium. Engage with leading experts and researchers as they highlight the latest innovations, challenges, and opportunities in applying AI to medical practice.
An interdisciplinary Emory research team recently received a $3.5 million grant to develop new interventions to improve the health and emotional well-being of dementia caregivers. The innovative study centers on enhancing cognitive empathy.
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $5.5 million, five-year R01 grant to an Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing researcher Mi-Kyung Song to lead a longitudinal study on how informal caregiving networks affect persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University researcher and physician Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.
Researchers at Emory University and Emory Transplant Center have found that it is safe to transplant a kidney from a deceased donor with human immunodeficiency virus into a recipient living with HIV in need of a new kidney.
Emory researchers have found ways to detect the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis when other less sensitive tests cannot, leading to earlier treatment that can improve long-term outcomes.
Regular, full-time Emory University faculty are invited to apply for funding for research and scholarly activity during the 2025-26 cycle. Applications are due by Jan. 17, 2025.
As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. This compilation of published research findings and the newest grant awards illustrates how Emory researchers are cutting a path toward groundbreaking discoveries.
Emory researcher Daniel Harper, PhD, has received a $2.3 million, three-year grant to test a novel method of measuring pain in patients with fibromyalgia,
Emory researcher Devesh Pant studies the underlying molecular mechanisms of gene mutations linked to ALS.
Wright Caughman, an admired and beloved leader, served Emory as executive vice president for health affairs, CEO of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center and chair of the Emory Healthcare Board of Directors, among other roles.
The grant, awarded to the Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention program, will work to assess and optimize the effectiveness of newborn screening programs in the Southeast United States over the next four years.
A team led by researchers at the Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute - Center for Neurodegenerative Disease has found strong evidence supporting a new understanding of the mechanism behind Alzheimer’s disease.
The National Academy of Medicine has selected Roxana C. Chicas, PhD, RN, FAAN, a faculty member at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, to participate in the American Academy of Nursing Fellowship, part of the NAM Fellowships program.
When they're not in the lab, some Emory researchers pursue extreme sports as hard as they pursue scientific research and find a valuable connection between the two. Find out what makes these five researchers tick.
Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics, while the remainder succumb. Recently, he brought his scientific acumen to the equally deadly threat of fungal bloodstream infections in patients receiving bone marrow transplants.
Solomon Fiifi Ofori-Acquah, an accomplished researcher in genetics and sickle cell disease, is returning to Georgia to lead a science and medical collaborative that aims to find new treatments and cures for the disease.
A new training program through the Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation initiative offers a highly interdisciplinary approach for predoctoral students to become drug discovery scientists.
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing doctoral student Hina Raheel has been selected to join the 2024-26 cohort of Jonas Scholars, awarded to promising nursing doctoral students to support their education and expand the pipeline of nursing faculty.
The novel hepatitis C test will enable a person to be tested, and if positive for HCV, quickly connect to care and potentially begin life-saving treatment, all in a singular visit.
Three structural biologists, recognized for their groundbreaking research and new insights into the immune system, are the first recipients of the Max Cooper Prize in Immunology. The prize is named for the renowned immunologist at Emory.
Emory University has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement by HRSA to enhance geriatric care and education for health care workers in Georgia's urban and rural areas.
As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards and the work they will support, plus highlights from some published research findings.
The Office of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice celebrates health sciences students who have excelled in interprofessional educational activities as it concludes its second year of operations.
Throughout her career, Sarah Blanton, professor of rehabilitation medicine, has explored innovative ways to integrate humanistic dimensions into the health care professions, including as founding editor of the Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation.