Keep up with the Bhamla Lab

Led by Carlos Floyd, we published paper a in PNAS that describes a minimal model for calcium-driven supramolecular springs that power some of life’s ultrafast single-celled motions. The paper was featured on cover.

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Saad Bhamla is recognized as a Disruptor in Biomedical Science by Newsweek

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His objective was to amplify his proficiency in genomic and transcriptomic analysis, equipping himself to delve deeper into his investigation of single-cellular learning.

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Saad won the CTL Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. This award, offered through the joint support of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and BP America, provides Georgia Tech with the opportunity to highlight the excellent teaching and educational innovation that junior faculty bring to campus.

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The Frugal Science Academy (FSA) conducted its first Frugal Synthetic Biology workshop for highschool teachers in rural Georgia. Supported by the NIH SEPA grant.

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Juhi joins the lab as the new Lab manager

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Laura presented a poster at SynCell 2023 International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles in Minneapolis, MN

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Elio defended his dissertation

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We are launching a new, NSF-IRES funded program, the Jungle Biomechanics Lab, for early career scientists to conduct research in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. Apply now to join our field work trip to Peru in September-October!

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Congratulations to Ben Seleb on passing his Thesis Proposal!

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Led by Harry Tuazon and Vishal Patil, we published a paper in Science on how California blackworms can unravel themselves from complex tangles at ultrafast speeds.

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The Bhamla Lab’s new Frugal Science Academy bringing research opportunities to high schoolers has launched! Learn more about the FSA here.

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Led by Brett Aiello and Thomas Stewart, along with a team of collaborators and Georgia Tech undergraduate researchers, we released a paper on the origin of blinking in mudskippers and how blinking can be an adaptation to life on land.

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Congratulations to Harry Tuazon for placing second place, and to Jacob Harrison for receiving an honorable mention, in the Stunning Science in ChBE competition!

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Congratulations to Harry Tuazon on passing his Thesis Proposal!

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We had a great time at the 2023 APS March Meeting, with presentations from Ben, Elio, Harry, Ishant, Jacob, Johnny, Prathyusha, Xiangting, Sunny, and Tuhin.

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Led by Elio Challita, we released a paper in Nature Communications on the droplet superpropulsion utilized by the sharpshooter to eliminate their high-volume excreta.

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Piezo Therapeutics is a startup company spun out of the Bhamla and Prausnitz labs with CEO Gaurav Byagathvalli, a previous undergraduate student in the lab, to transform nucleic acid delivery through the combination of electric pulses and microneedles. Learn more about Piezo Therapeutics here.

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Japanese BBQ for our January lab lunch!

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Harry and Emily, along with REU student Darshan, went to a sulphur cave in Steamboat Springs to collect specimens of a extremophile worm, Limnodrilus sulpherensis. Learn more on NPR’s podcast and GT’s news.

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