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Michael Davis Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
March 30, 2020Congratulations to Michael Davis, PhD, Professor and Associate Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University, Director, Children's Heart Research and Outcomes Center on being inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Election…
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Xu Lab: Experiment now docked at the International Space Station; Featured on CNN
March 11, 2020Research led by Chunhui Xu, PhD and Kevin Maher, MD, launched on March 6th, 2020 on the SpaceX Dragon and is now docked with the International Space Station.
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Children’s opens trial to place stem cells into the hearts of babies
March 09, 2020Innovative research at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, University of Maryland and University of Miami pioneers stem cell therapy to potentially strengthen the hearts of babies born with CHD
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Clint Joiner Appointed to the Sharon and Matthew Price Chair for Pediatric Research
March 03, 2020Physician and researcher Clint Joiner honored by Georgia Tech and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as recipient of the Sharon and Matthew Price Chair for Pediatric Research
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Emory University Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Primary Academic Partner, Ranked in Top Three
February 12, 2020Emory University Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Primary Academic Partner, Ranked in Top Three for Research Grants from the National Institutes of Health
More than $45 million in federal funds enable advances to fight childhood diseases
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The Flu is Hitting Children Especially Hard This Season
February 04, 2020Coronavirus dominates attention, but the more widespread flu has already killed thousands across all ages, and is infecting kids at unusually high rates
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What you should know about the new coronavirus
January 31, 2020Coronavirus starts as an upper respiratory tract infection, often indistinguishable from other more common respiratory tract infections. Emory infectious diseases and travel medicine experts aim to educate the public in safety precautions and are often on the front lines when viral outbreaks occur.
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In animal models, a ‘shocking’ step toward a potential HIV cure
January 31, 2020Yerkes and UNC researchers have demonstrated they can wake up dormant virus in two models of HIV infection. It's a step toward implementing "shock and kill," a leading strategy for eliminating the virus from the body.