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Georgia Tech researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support…

Cassie Shriver, QBioS PhD Student

Congratulations to QBioS PhD student, Cassie Shriver, who was named as an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipient for 2023!

Cassie Shriver

Cassie is recognized as part of "the new wave" of women scientists at Georgia Tech.
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Georgia Tech researchers apply an economics theory to study the building blocks of biological evolution

Located in the 18-acre Science Square campus, BioSpark is designed to be a launch pad for high-potential entrepreneurs. It provides a fully equipped and professionally operated wet lab, in addition to a clean room, meeting and office space, five…

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…

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

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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…

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…

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…

JC Gumbart and Flavio Fenton, Halloween 2021

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

NIH-NIGMS blog features Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías
ants forming a raft

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

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Georgia Tech scientists, including a researcher from the School of Biological Sciences, have formed the core of an interdisciplinary, inter-organizational team which seeks to prevent disease…

Cassie Shriver, QBioS PhD Student

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

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.

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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

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

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…

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