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Christine Dunham with a model of a ribosome.

Academic Innovation

New view of ‘frameshifting’ explains why some genetic miscues happen

Emory chemist Christine Dunham and colleagues are unraveling secrets of the ribosome to lay the groundwork for advances in treating diseases and developing preventative therapies.

Health

Laney Graduate School student focuses on improving treatment options for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Kristen Patterson, who is earning her PhD in chemistry, has focused her research on new ways to formulate medicines so treatments can more effectively reach the brain, specifically for neurological diseases.

Arts & Culture

Understanding health, history and environment in urban Brazil

Historian Jeffrey Lesser and students from across Emory are intensely involved with one São Paulo neighborhood to study the effects of place and community on health — and inform interventions for the future.

Emory College students Madeline Garcia, Tallulah Story and Morgan Creighton

Student Experience

Six Emory students, seven recent alumni win NSF Graduate Fellowships

Graduating seniors Madeline Garcia, Tallulah Story and Morgan Creighton are among the Emory College seniors, Emory PhD students and recent graduates who were awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation this year.