Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet.
The Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool developed by the Weitz Group in 2020 was recently featured in an article published in Scientific American. The article discusses how to make decisions about safely returning to work, and emphasizes that Covid-19 trends differ in different communities. To learn more about this tool, read our paper published in Nature Human Behavior […]
Throughout the past year, virtual communication has been necessary but challenging. Yet, with the increase in virtual events, there have been unexpected benefits to scientific collaboration and education. These benefits were obvious as over 100 young scientists from Georgia Tech and around the world gathered around their laptops for this year’s virtual iteration of the […]
The open ocean is the world’s wettest desert, containing vanishingly small concentrations of nutrients. Yet phytoplankton, a type of water-dwelling microscopic plant, have adapted to grow and survive in this near barren environment. These microorganisms play a key role in the biological pump, an important process that drives the ocean’s carbon cycle and absorbs carbon […]
In 1977, scientists in St. Petersburg discovered a virus that was infecting cyanobacteria, a type of photosynthesizing bacteria, living in water on the outskirts of the city. The virus, cyanophage S-2L, had an adaptation that broke traditional rules of DNA construction and may open a whole new world of possibilities for synthetic biology. Generally, DNA […]
Use this helpful guide to understand terms commonly used in research investigating viruses and their hosts. Cyanobacteria (used in Week 1, Week 2) – A lineage of bacteria that conduct photosynthesis to grow, like plants. Cyano- comes from the color of the pigments they use to gather light energy. Cyanobacteria live in all kinds […]
Guanlin Li successfully defended his dissertation today, entitled “Optimization and control of virus-host systems.” Congratulations to the newest Ph.D. in the Georgia Tech School of Physics, Dr. Guanlin Li. To learn more about Guanlin, read his student feature.
Originally hailing from China, Guanlin Li joined the Weitz Group as a PhD student from the School of Physics in 2017. We asked Guanlin some questions about his background, his time in the Weitz Group, his advice for the science-minded, and his plans for the future. Where were you and what were you doing before […]
The Weitz Group is excited to welcome three REU students to Georgia Tech this summer. To learn about our new group members, we asked them to answer questions about their experiences and hopes for the future. Welcome, Sophia, Isimeme, and Caitlin. Sophia Ellis is a junior and a Biology Major at Spelman College. She’ll work […]
Shashwat Shivam successfully passed his thesis proposal, entitled “Endogenous and exogenous control of virus-host dynamics,” and was admitted into PhD candidacy. Congratulations to the newest PhD candidate in Georgia Tech’s College of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Prof. Weitz has received three awards or his contribution to Georgia Tech’s Covid-19 response, as well as his collaborative research on assessing Covid-19 risk. The One Giant Leap award is given to those who use innovation to identify solutions to Institute level problems. Prof. Weitz and his collaborator, fellow Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of […]