This Matrix Delivers Healing Stem Cells to Injured Elderly Muscles

Aug 15, 2018 — Atlanta, GA
  Hydrogel delivered stem cells called muscle satellite cells integrate to form new muscle strands, in green, along with existing muscle tissue, in red. Yellow strands may descend from existing muscle cells and from delivered MuSCs.

Elderly accident victims and Duchene muscular dystrophy sufferers could someday benefit from this stem cell hydrogel successfully tested in mice.

A Healthy Microbiome for the Georgia Aquarium: Episode 4, Starring Nastassia Patin

Sep 10, 2018 — Atlanta, GA

Nastassia Patin brings attention to the tiniest residents of Georgia Aquarium.

Contraceptive Jewelry Could Offer a New Family Planning Approach

Mar 26, 2019 — Atlanta, GA
An earring is shown paired with a transdermal patch backing. The white ring is the patch containing the contraceptive hormone. (Credit: Mark Prausnitz, Georgia Tech)

Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring.

Zhu Invited to Rising Stars Workshop

Jun 18, 2018 — Atlanta, GA
Yiying Zhu

ECE Postdoctoral Research Fellow Yiying Zhu has been invited to attend the 2018 Rising Stars Workshop, hosted by the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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