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March 1, 2023

On Saturday, March 11, scientists and engineers will share their biomechanics work with snakes, elephants, monkeys, flamingos, and other wildlife as part of the "Animals in Motion: Biomechanics Day at Zoo Atlanta" during the 2023 Atlanta Science Festival.

A person wearing black robotic exoskeleton boots standing on a gray platform.
February 15, 2023

Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory found wearable ankle exoskeletons helped subjects improve standing balance only if they activated before muscles fired.

A range of tree-covered mountains stand beneath a bright blue sky
February 6, 2023

Plants, like animals and people, seek refuge from climate change. And when they move, they take entire ecosystems with them. To understand why and how plants have trekked across landscapes throughout time, researchers at the forefront of conservation are calling for a new framework. The key to protecting biodiversity in the future may be through understanding the past.

January 9, 2023

Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so agile? Their unique sense of balance has more in common with humans than it may appear. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are studying cat locomotion to better understand how the spinal cord works to help humans with partial spinal cord damage walk and maintain balance.

January 3, 2023

In a new paper published in eLife, School of Biological Sciences and School of Computer Science researchers show how AF2Complex, a deep learning tool designed to predict the physical interactions of proteins, is lending new insights into protein synthesis and transport — and paving the way to computationally expedite biology research as a whole.

JC Gumbart and Flavio Fenton, Halloween 2021
December 1, 2022

Over the past decade, Flavio Fenton and James (JC) Gumbart have enjoyed partnering as faculty, research collaborators, co-advisors, and friends. 200 papers later, they look back at 10 years of research, and to the decade ahead.

Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías
September 30, 2022

NIH-NIGMS blog features Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías
ants forming a raft
September 28, 2022

In water, ants tend to flail and actively repel each other but are drawn together by physics

Cassie Shriver, QBioS PhD Student
September 12, 2022

Graduate students from each of the six College of Sciences schools have received 2022-2023 Herbert P. Haley Fellowships to expand their research — and connect with fellow scientists and mathematicians at conferences and events.

 

2022 QBioS Cohort
September 9, 2022

The interdisciplinary graduate program in Quantitative Biosciences at Georgia Tech is pleased to welcome eight new students to our program.  Our newest cohort began the program in August 2022.

QBioS Summer Share Picture
September 9, 2022

We welcome alumni and friends to consider participating in our Career Seminar series and/or giving in support of ongoing QBioS student activities.

Aaron Pfennig
September 9, 2022

Congratulations to QBioS doctoral student, Aaron Pfennig, who was selected for the inaugural cohort for Georgia Tech's Interdisciplinary Health & Environment Leadership Development Program (IHE-LeaD), including a $2000 fellowship.  

Cassie Shriver
September 8, 2022

Congratulations to QBioS student, Cassie Shriver, who received an ARCS Scholar Award for 2022.  The ARCS Scholar Awards recognize outstanding doctoral students who have a record of past achievement and who show exceptional promise of making a significant contribution to the worldwide advancement of science and technology.

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September 1, 2022

Sharing food, science, and community 

Group Collage
September 1, 2022

Congratulations to our seven QBioS doctoral students who were selected for 2020 student awards.

(Left-Right) Will Ratcliff, Ben Seleb, Emma Bingham, Ellen Liu, Siya Xie, Chris Zhang, Cassie Shriver, Zach Mobille
September 1, 2022

The interdisciplinary doctoral program in Quantitative Biosciences welcomes its sixth cohort to Georgia Tech.

Pedro Marquez Zacarias and Daniel Muratore
August 2, 2022

Congratulations to 2022 QBioS graduates, Pedro Marquez Zacarias and Daniel Muratore, selected for Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Santa Fe Institute.

August 1, 2022

Viruses play an important role in shaping human and environmental health. Joshua Weitz, School of Biological Sciences professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair, has been named a Simons Investigator for his theoretical work on microbial and viral ecology and infectious disease dynamics.

Pawel Golyski and Greg Sawicki (left) with the CAREN (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment) system at Georgia Tech. 
July 29, 2022

While there has been extensive research into the biomechanics of falls, most current approaches study how the legs, joints, and muscles act separately to respond, rather than as a system.