Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University

04/17/2026

Emory Technology Transfer celebrated its 20th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation, honoring groundbreaking scientists and research across the university. From AI storytelling tools for young learners to novel treatments for autoimmune diseases, the awards showcased innovation spanning medicine, nursing, computer science, biochemistry, and more.

🔗 20th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation: https://lnkd.in/l1zrf

Innovation of the Year
Tinker Tales: Interactive AI Storytelling for Early Learners
Jinho Choi, PhD; Ikseon Choi, PhD; Nayoung Choi

Deal of the Year
Rhapsogen – Exclusive License for Autoimmune Disease Treatments
Eric Sundberg, PhD; Diego Sastre, PhD

Start-up of the Year
Verdant Scientific, Inc.
Cassandra Quave, PhD

Significant Event of the Year
TopoDx receives inaugural Emory BioFoundry Institute investment
David Weiss, PhD

Corporate Partnership Award
Academic-Industry Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence
Hari Trivedi, MD

04/17/2026

Natalie E. Dean and Khalid Salaita have been named the 2026 recipients of the Albert E. Levy Award for Excellence in Scientific Research! 🎓🔬

Dean, an associate professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics at Rollins School of Public Health, focuses on infectious disease surveillance and vaccine evaluation. Salaita, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry, is a pioneer in molecular mechanobiology.

Congratulations to both outstanding researchers!

🔗 2026 Albert E. Levy Award winners: https://links.emory.edu/1sh

04/16/2026

Imagine if there was a blood test that could reveal your genetic risk for heart disease. In fact, such a test exists and Emory Healthcare is taking the lead in preventive heart care by encouraging adults to take it.

🔗 News story: https://links.emory.edu/1r9

04/16/2026

An Emory University School of Medicine study finds transcranial magnetic stimulation ( ) can calm the brain’s fear center and significantly improve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder ( ), with benefits lasting months after treatment.

🔗 Emory study: https://links.emory.edu/1rw

04/16/2026

Groundbreaking research at delivers the strongest proof yet: people with influenza actively release infectious virus into the air, and individuals vary widely in how much they emit.

🔗 About the research, published in Cell: https://links.emory.edu/1rb

04/15/2026

The top rankings span nursing, public health, medicine, business and law, highlighting Emory's broad academic excellence. The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing master's program was ranked #1 in the nation.

🔗 How Emory's graduate and professional schools stack up: https://links.emory.edu/1rQ

04/15/2026

The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory has been awarded $300,000 from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to measure rates of seat belt use and driver distraction in Georgia.

🔗 Grant to study seat belt use and driver distraction https://links.emory.edu/1rx

04/15/2026

Patients who are diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) can now receive comprehensive care for their condition through Georgia’s first and only program located at Emory Healthcare.

🔗 First comprehensive CTEPH program coming to Georgia: https://links.emory.edu/1s7

01/13/2026

Emory Healthcare has completed the first patient case in the ARISE III clinical trial to treat a life-threatening heart condition, called acute type A aortic dissection, using an investigational ascending stent graft.

01/13/2026

An Emory study finds the ovarian hormone estradiol influences women’s brain responses to threat, but traumatic stress can disrupt this regulation, which helps explain women’s increased risk for PTSD.

12/12/2025

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has awarded Emory University a $200,000 grant to advance research exploring how artistic engagement may promote brain health and emotional well-being. The award supports a new community-based participatory research collaboration among Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (A*O), and Performance Hypothesis.

🔗 $200,000 awarded to Emory for Arts + Health Laboratory:

Emory University secured a $200,000 Alzheimer’s Foundation grant to explore how music and art foster brain health and emotional well-being through a unique collaboration with Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Performance Hypothesis.

12/12/2025

Emory research shows that the new COVID-19 vaccine formulations produce antibodies with a half-life of more than 500 days — significantly longer than antibodies produced by earlier versions of the vaccine.

🔗 COVID-19 vaccine research:

Emory research shows that the new COVID-19 vaccine formulations produce antibodies with a half-life of more than 500 days — significantly longer than antibodies produced by earlier versions of the vaccine.