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Yutong Guo and Costas Arvanitis
Breaching the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Precious Payloads

Georgia Tech and Emory researchers use ultrasound to develop delivery system for potent RNA drugs
The Atlanta Jewish Times explored how the same technology that led to rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines could also lead to vaccines for cancer, turning to Regents Professor Mark Borodovsky for his expertise.
Borodovsky Explains Vaccine Advances to Atlanta Jewish Times

Regents Professor shares insight on mRNA technology and genome sequencing
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Singer Wins Young Scholar Award from American Neurological Association
July 26, 2021

Proposed design of a 1mm catheter-based ultrasound device designed to simultaneously measure plaque composition, artery structure, and hemodynamics in 3D in coronary arteries. The device minimizes disturbances to blood flow from the catheter itself. Assistant Professor Brooks Lindsey is leading a new $2.5 million project to develop the device, which will help doctors assess whether patients need aggressive treatment to prevent a heart attack. (Image Courtesy: Brooks Lindsey)
Lindsey Receives $2.5M to Develop Interventional Cardiology Imaging System
July 22, 2021

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Machelle Pardue Named Interim Chair of Coulter BME
July 21, 2021

Illustration of red blood cells in a blood vessel. (Image Courtesy: Arek Socha via Pixabay)
Jo’s New NIH Grant Will Help Find Out if HEG1 is the Key to Atherosclerosis
July 19, 2021

Georgia Tech Alumni Association 40 Under 40 graphic with BME honorees in hexagonal headshots on a yellow background: Mahdi Al-Husseini, Ambika Bumb, Cory Sago, Mike Weiler, Varun Yarabarla, and Y. Shrike Zhang.
Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 Honors 6 BME Grads
July 15, 2021

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Sendi Wins Mini-Grant to Gather Better Data on Effects of Brain Stimulation for PTSD Patients
July 14, 2021

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Sheft Earns Spot in Fulbright Canada Summer Research Program
July 14, 2021

This custom-designed stainless steel golf putter features continuous adjustment of toe hang and a unique attachment system for custom face inserts to adjust the club’s loft. Biomedical engineering student Caroline Means designed the putter as part of an undergraduate research project with Jud Ready. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)
Using Advanced 3D Printing, Undergrad Designs Adjustable Golf Putter
July 12, 2021

Peng Qiu, left, and Joshua Weitz are leading a new National Institutes of Heath-funded training program that will help transform the study of quantitative- and data-intensive biosciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. (Photo: Allison Carter)
InQuBATE Training Program Integrates Modeling and Data Science for Bioscience PhD Students
July 8, 2021

Biomedical engineering student Keshav Shah competes on the quiz show Jeopardy! for the July 7, 2021, episode. (Photo Courtesy: Keshav Shah)
Grad Student Keshav Shah Takes on the Jeopardy! Big Board
July 6, 2021

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Susan Margulies Appointed to Lead NSF Engineering Directorate
July 1, 2021

Melissa Lokugamage studied RNA drug delivery in the Dahlman lab.
From BME Grad Student to Venture Capitalist
June 30, 2021

Melissa Lokugamage Joins VC Firm to Guide Biotech Startups

Ankur Singh, left, and Michelle LaPlaca, faculty members in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
LaPlaca, Singh Invited to Join NIH Grant Review Panels
June 29, 2021

Lakshmi Prasad Dasi, left, and May Dongmei Wang have been selected for the new cohort of the Georgia Tech Emerging Leaders Program.
Dasi, Wang Selected for Tech's Emerging Leaders Program
June 25, 2021

PJ Jarquin stands in what's colloquially known as the Flag Building, with flags from around the world hung from the ceiling.
New Grad SGA VP PJ Jarquin Balances Service, PhD Research
June 24, 2021

Closeup of a MARTA train in a station. (Photo Courtesy: Josh Hallett via Flickr)
Making Room for Innovation
June 22, 2021

Student startup Elbowroom piloting passenger counting tech with Atlanta’s MARTA

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Park Aims to Develop Better Model of Our Heartbeats with Heart Association Career Development Grant
June 18, 2021

A screenshot of a story about the NIH's plan to address structural racism from STAT News. Headline: NIH releases a plan to confront structural racism. Critics say it’s not enough
Platt Tells STAT News NIH Plan to Address Structural Racism is Promising
June 11, 2021

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Arvanitis, Jia Win Petit Institute Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
June 8, 2021

From left, researchers Wilbur Lam, Alexander Alexeev, and Yueyi Sun hope their findings open medical options for people with clotting issues. (Photo: Reginald Tran)
A Breakthrough in the Physics of Blood Clotting
June 7, 2021

New Research Shows Platelets Do their Job Better When Not in Total Sync with One Another

Newly appointed distinguished faculty fellows in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. From left, May Dongmei Wang, Gabe Kwong, Peng Qiu, Manu Platt, and Jaydev Desai.
Coulter BME Appoints Five New Distinguished Faculty Fellows
June 3, 2021

Veronica Montgomery, left, and Elisa Nieves are Tau Beta Pi Fellows for 2021-2022.
BME Grad Students Veronica Montgomery and Elisa Nieves Receive Tau Beta Pi Fellowships
June 2, 2021

Stethoscope closeup (Photo Courtesy: wenzday via Flickr)
Seed Grants Fund Foundational Work on Diseases Disproportionately Affecting Black Americans
June 1, 2021

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COLOR Magazine Honors Haynes with Innovator in STEM Award
May 28, 2021

Manu Platt standing in his lab
Platt Appointed to Lead Coulter BME Grad Programs
May 27, 2021

The expression pattern of the photoreceptor protein OPN5 in a mouse retina. The protein is sensitive to violet light and, as reported in a new study from a group of international researchers, plays an important role in the ability of violet light to stop the progression of myopia. This violet light effect has been previously reported, but now researchers are beginning to understand how it works. The prevalence of myopia has been growing worldwide, and it is especially common in Asian countries.
Understanding How Violet Light Can Stop Myopia Progression
May 25, 2021

Annabelle Singer reports her findings after the first human feasibility study of her flicker treatment.
Early Feasibility Study Shows Flickering Lights and Sound Could Be New Weapon Against Alzheimer’s
May 24, 2021

Ankur Singh is an associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, where he studies the human immune system. (Photo: Ashley Ritchie)
Wellcome Leap Grant Funds Work to Create Human Immune Responses

Georgia Tech-Emory team receives multi-year funding in $50 million international effort targeting human immunology
Under a new project led by Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Joe Le Doux, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the College’s CREATE-X entrepreneurial program will infuse story-driven learning into their curricula to help students build “entrepreneurial mindsets.” The idea is to help students see themselves as engineers ready and able to act, using all the skills they’re learning to solve problems
Writing New Chapters: $3M Grant Will Expand Biomedical Engineering’s Story-Driven Learning in College of Engineering

The approach helps students an develop entrepreneurial mindset, where they see themselves as engineers ready and able to act with…
Commonly used steroid eye drops can lead to elevated pressure inside some patients' eyes. A new study from researchers in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University suggests a relatively new glaucoma drug works quickly to reverse — and prevent — this rise in pressure, even in patients who don't respond to other treatments. (Photo Courtesy: Aakash Kumar via Pixahive)
Researchers Find New Drug Can Quickly Reverse Eye Pressure Increases from Steroid Eye Drops

Study suggests turning to netarsudil sooner for these hard-to-treat patients could help preserve their sight.