Lachance Lab prostate cancer study published in Nature Genetics

Working with collaborators from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Rohini Janivara and other members of the Lachance Lab completed the first pan-African GWAS of prostate cancer

Congratulations to Engages Student, Katherine Garcia Martinez

Mentored by Emily Greenwood from the Gibson Lab, Katherine won 1st place in her project’s category for the Science Fair and automatically advanced to the International Science Fair in Los Angeles, CA. She won two additional special awards

Congratulations to Courtney Astore from the Gibson Lab

Congratulations to Courtney Astore on successfully defending her thesis “Genetic influences of fatty acid metabolism and ancestral origins on disease” on May 18th, 2013. Great job!

Qiu Inducted into the 2023 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows 

Two faculty members in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering have being named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

Congratulations to Emily Hang from the Gibson Research Group for 1st Place—Poster Presentation at the 17th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 20, 2023! 

The Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium is Georgia Tech’s largest undergraduate research colloquium.

Paramita Chatterjee receives ISCT 2023 Technologist Abstract Award 

Congratulations to Paramita Chatterjee from the Gibson lab for receiving one of three $1,000 Technologist Abstract Awards for submitting her abstract to the ISCT 2023 Paris Annual Meeting. (2/21/2023).

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The Center for Integrative Genomics was excited to host National Human Genome Institute (NHGRI) Director Dr. Eric Green on Monday, October 10th

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Gibson Lab: Project ENGAGES scholar receives Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Katherine Garcia Martinez for receiving Honorable Mention at the regional science fair.

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Sini Nagpal Selected as Postdoctoral Semifinalist

Congratulations! Sini Nagpal of the Gibson Group was selected as postdoctoral semifinalist for the 2022 Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awards for Excellence in Human Genetics.

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Greg Gibson and Maggie Brown win the Project ENGAGES Student Mentor Award and Faculty Award

Congratulations to Greg Gibson and Maggie Brown for winning the Project ENGAGES Student Mentor Award and Faculty Award for 2021-2022.

Shu Luan Named a McCallum Scholar

Congratulations to Shu Luan from the Gibson Group for being selected to receive the 2022 McCallum Undergrad Research Scholarship Award in Biology!.

Surveillance Testing Shown to Reduce Community Covid-19 Spread

Covid-19 is often asymptomatic and can lead infected individuals to spread the disease without knowing it.

Erin Connolly Selected for NIH Training Grant in ImmunoEngineering

Congratulations to Erin Connolly, who has been selected for funding as a trainee on the ImmunoEngineering NIH training grant.

You and Some ‘Cavemen’ Get a Genetic Health Check

Evolution has improved upon the genetic foundations of human health, but could that have changed?

Predictive Powers of Gene Expression

Petit Institute researchers at Georgia Tech use a novel approach to predict disease risk in Crohn’s disease study.

Good News for New Assisted Reproductive Tech

Jordan lab research probes the safety of revolutionary mitochondrial replacement therapy.

Rojas-Pena Successfully Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Monica Rojas-Peña who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday: Gene Expression Profiling…

Lachance lab engaged in global effort

Georgia Tech researcher part of NIH-funded multicenter genetic study of prostate cancer in African men.

Looking Beyond the Structure

Genetics study shows a burden of rare mutations affecting how our genes are used.

Center for Integrative Genomics Gets a Reboot

Multi-disciplined faculty researchers form a nucleus of a re-energized research center.