Pressure injuries can develop within hours when patients remain in one position, leading to serious and sometimes life‑threatening complications. Georgia Tech researchers developed a flexible, sensor‑embedded fabric that monitors risk areas and alerts staff when repositioning is needed.

Dr. Lauren Stemle appointed new research co-lead for Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.

The second round of Tech Ready Grants from the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is officially underway! These $25,000 grants help Georgia Tech faculty advance their technology's readiness and commercialize their research, transitioning projects from the lab to market success. Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate your innovations. The application deadline is August 9th.

Why You Should Apply:

Funding: Receive $25,000 to further your technology’s readiness level and increase the ability to commercialize your research

Commercialization Support: Get the resources and mentorship needed to transition your projects from the lab to market success

Enhanced Impact: Align your research with market needs without disrupting your academic pursuits

Eligibility:

GT Faculty inventors seeking resources to transition their work from lab to market success

Requirements:

Complete the Tech Ready grant application

Have an invention disclosure on file or submit one before the application deadline. Disclose your invention here.

Submit progress reports at 6 and 12 months or upon project completion

Funds cannot be used for travel

IP must be solely owned by GTRC

Project must be completed within 12 months

The application deadline is August 9th. Apply today and take the next step in bringing your research to market success. We look forward to your submission!

Four years ago this month, every beat of newborn Justice Altidor’s heart came with labored breathing. Even after surgeons at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta cut blood vessels from her heart, which were squeezing her windpipe, Justice couldn’t breathe without assistance. She had to stay at Children’s about three months, laying on her back and receiving oxygen through a tube in her throat as doctors exhausted possible remedies to help her breathe.

The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) has named co-leads for its work in Technology and Devices (Pillar 3)—Steven Goudy, MD, and Omer Inan, PhD as co-leads for its work in Technology and Devices (Pillar 3).

The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) has named Natasha Rishi-Bohra as Deputy Director, effective June 2. In this role, she will serve as a strategic leader and primary point of contact for the PTC.

Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech developed a smartphone app to screen for anemia using images of a person’s fingernail beds instead of the conventional blood test.

Biomedical engineers at Georgia Tech created a treatment that could one day unlock a universal strategy for treating some of the hardest-to-treat cancers — like those in the brain, breast, and colon — by teaching the immune system to see what it usually misses

People with mental health conditions are asking AI for advice when experiencing potential side effects of psychiatric medications, creating high-risk situations.

Michelle LaPlaca, PhD, and W. Hong Yeo, PhD, have been selected as recipients of Peterson Professorships with the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center (PTC) at Georgia Tech. The professorships, supported by the G.P. “Bud” Peterson and Valerie H. Peterson Faculty Endowment Fund, are meant to further energize the Georgia Tech and Children’s partnership by engaging and empowering researchers involved in pediatrics.

A record 238 teams of more than 1,300 students showed off their semester-long projects that serve as a culmination of their undergraduate studies.

Got an offbeat idea that traditional sponsors have told you is too risky, or too far afield from the current research approach? Great news! Your idea may be exactly what the W. M. Keck Foundation is looking to fund. 

New research can help doctors predict how therapies will interact with a child's immune system, potentially improving outcomes and reducing risks.

The Summer 2025 round of Tech Ready Grants from the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is officially underway! These $25,000 grants help Georgia Tech faculty and permanent research staff advance their technology’s readiness and commercialize their research, transitioning projects from the lab to make a positive impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate development of your innovations! The application deadline is May 30, 2025.

Emory faculty selected as 2024 AAAS Fellows include Tené T. Lewis, Edmund K. Waller, Anant Madabhushi, Ilya Nemenman, Wilbur Lam, Li Xiong and David H. Lawson. They will receive the AAAS gold and blue rosette pin (representing science and engineering, respectively) to commemorate their election and be celebrated at a D.C. forum in June.

The club has donated thousands of handmade hats for premature babies in Georgia hospitals.

Hong Yeo, associate professor and Harris Saunders Jr. Endowed Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, came up with the pacifier idea at a pediatric technology conference. Doctors described daily challenges they face in caring for sick newborns, and the lack of noninvasive monitoring systems.

This grant is awarded to support a meritorious clinical, quality improvement, translational or basic science research project related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, or nutritional disorders of children.

Join us for an enlightening episode of the Pediatric Tech Talk Webinar featuring Dr. Gabriel Kwong, a pioneering expert in bioengineering and immunology. Dr. Kwong, an Associate Professor at Georgia Tech and Emory University, will discuss cutting-edge advancements in immune cell engineering and biosensors that are transforming pediatric healthcare. Discover how these innovations enhance cancer treatment precision and expand access to life-saving therapies. Whether you're a specialist or a science enthusiast, this session offers valuable insights into the future of biomedical technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a leader in the field!

As a NASA Pathways intern, Gates Scholar, and G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholar, J’Avani Stinson has devoted himself to the tenets of progress and service through his research, academics, and extracurriculars. Fueled by a lifelong love of science and devotion to helping others, Stinson, a second-year biology major from Stone Mountain, Georgia, hopes to use the generosities afforded to him to continue improving society.

Abstract submissions on any and all child health-related research topics are welcome and encouraged.

The Nakatani Research and International Experience for Students (RIES) program provides an opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Georgia Tech labs to mentor funded scholars for valuable mentoring, international exchange, and project management experience.

The Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars program provides an opportunity for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to mentor undergraduate scholars for valuable mentoring and project management experience while allowing them to further their research interests.

The mentor project submission process and the undergraduate scholar application process take place in the fall of 2024 to select scholars and mentors for the 2025 class. The 2025 program itself runs from January through December (all mentors are required to commit to mentor their assigned Petit Scholar for the full twelve-month period).

Benefits to Mentors:

• IBB Graduate student/Postdoc mentors receive $2,000 to be used for travel to scientific conferences or materials/supplies for the lab
• Great CV builder, most employers prefer Ph.D.’s with management/mentoring experience

The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center (PTC) at Georgia Tech is seeking visionary research-active faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology to co-lead Pillar 3 focused on technologies and devices involving physical hardware such as sensing systems, robotics, manufactured devices and point-ofcare technologies. 

GTRI’s Intersection of Biology and Engineering (IBE) portfolio is one of GTRI’s New Ventures, which support “big bets” into emerging research areas in support of national security. 

The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech announces the call for applications for two Professorships supported by the G.P. “Bud” Peterson and Valerie H. Peterson Faculty Endowment Fund. These Professorships honor the former Georgia Tech President and First Lady, whose vision for the importance of research in improving pediatric healthcare has had an enormous positive impact on the two institutions and on the care of pediatric patients in our state and region.

New institutional awards of up to $10,000,000 to stimulate the development of strong research, education, and public communications connections between fields that aim to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change on human health. In general, this award will support institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing themselves as centers of excellence for understanding climate change’s impact on human health and for leadership in climate education OR public communication around climate and health. Applications from institutions just starting to integrate Climate + Health into their planning are expected to be uncompetitive. Up to three awards will be made over two rounds of competition.

We are excited to announce the co-leads for the Children’s Pediatric Technology Center (PTC) at Georgia Tech’s Patient-Centered Care Delivery (Pillar 2) work: John Constantino, MD, and Munmun De Choudhury, PhD.

The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) is excited to announce that Gian-Gabriel Garcia will serve as its Pillar 1 Co-Lead. Pillar 1 focuses on data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In his new role, Garcia’s responsibilities will include setting the pillar’s strategy and vision, selecting and managing projects, overseeing various pillar activities, and working collaboratively across research groups and institutions. He will also identify cutting-edge technology and engineering solutions to implement priority projects, while balancing pragmatism and feasibility of these approaches.

We are thrilled to announce the winning project for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center (PTC) at Georgia Tech’s Pillar 3 Technology and Devices: the Pressure Injury Prevention System (PIPS) 2.0. Funding for this project was awarded by the Imlay Innovation Fund.