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Three men who co-founded and lead Huxley Medical stand together on the field of a baseball stadium, smiling at the camera. They are wearing SANSA-branded hats, with a large video board behind them displaying the SANSA logo and the stadium seating in the background.
August 5, 2026

Where Breakthrough Meets Business: Georgia Tech Grad Makes Impact Through Research, Entrepreneurship

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Alumnus and serial entrepreneur Chris Lee is using research from his latest company, Huxley Medical, to improve the diagnosis of sleep apnea and related cardiovascular disease with a simple wearable device.
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Two researchers in a laboratory examine a blue-green silicon wafer. One, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds the wafer up for inspection while the other stands beside them. Laboratory equipment is visible in the background.
August 5, 2026

Your Immune Cells Are Tired. Georgia Tech Researchers Found a Way to Wake Them Up.

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body’s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases.
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Two researchers in a laboratory examine a blue-green silicon wafer. One, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds the wafer up for inspection while the other stands beside them. Laboratory equipment is visible in the background.
August 5, 2026

Your Immune Cells Are Tired. Georgia Tech Researchers Found a Way to Wake Them Up.

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body’s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases. 
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Staghorn coral samples used in Lauren Speare's research.
July 27, 2026

Tiny Predatory Bacteria Help Protect Endangered Caribbean Corals

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Georgia Tech researchers found that predatory bacteria can halt the spread of a destructive coral disease by hunting and consuming pathogens responsible for the infection.
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Researcher fits and adjusts an EEG brain-monitoring cap with electrode leads on a seated participant in a neuroscience laboratory while holding a tablet.
July 22, 2026

The Neuro Revolution Is Dawning. Are We Ready?

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As neuroscience and neurotechnology accelerate, Georgia Tech researchers are examining what a neuro-connected future could mean for society and for humanity itself.
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Jeffrey Skolnick
July 16, 2026

Georgia Tech Receives Commitment to Launch New AI-Driven Health Innovation Center 

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Parker H. Petit’s commitment will launch a research hub focused on using artificial intelligence to model diseases, identify treatment paths, and move discoveries closer to patient care.
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The Ramblin Wreck drives past the Petit Biotechnology Building, a red brick building with large trees in the foreground.
July 9, 2026

Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Announces New External Advisory Board Leadership and Members

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IBB is pleased to announce new leadership and membership for its EAB, which provides strategic guidance to help advance the institute's mission of accelerating interdisciplinary research and innovation.
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A rendering of transparent cells on a blue background
July 8, 2026

Creating Synthetic Life in a Lab? SpudCell Falls Short of the Goal, But Raises Even More Useful Questions

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While SpudCell is an important milestone in the field, it stops short of being a fully synthetic living cell.
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Microscopic image of pink tissue cells
July 6, 2026

Researchers Develop a Safer, More Reliable Material for Growing Small-Scale Models of the Human Gut

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Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that could open new possibilities for drug testing and disease treatment.
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Close-up of a flexible white wearable sensor device held between two fingers, showing its curved shape against a plain light-gray background.
July 6, 2026

New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring

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A new Georgia Tech study shows a wireless wearable device could enable home-based monitoring of physiological changes associated with sleep and brain health.
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A medical worker wearing latex gloves uses a device to test a patient's blood sugar.
July 1, 2026

New Research Seeks to Help Transplanted Cells Thrive in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

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Alexander Vlahos has been awarded a five-year, research grant to support pioneering work aimed at improving therapies for T1D.
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Bee on flower
June 22, 2026

Next-Generation Pesticide Disrupts Bumblebee Reproduction

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Georgia Tech researchers found that a widely used agricultural pesticide alters bumblebee gene expression, diminishing their ability to reproduce.
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