Shashwat passes his thesis proposal.
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...
Prof. Weitz is recognized for his collaborative work on Covid-19 viral testing and research
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...
Weitz Group research artistically imagined with Science.Art.Wonder.
Science and art came together through the Atlanta-based organization Science. Art. Wonder. S.A.W. focuses on using art to engage with science, pairing scientific researchers with artists to tell the stories behind the science. Group members Stephen Beckett, David...
King is accepted as a summer data science intern at Bayer Crop Science
This summer, King will begin a virtual data science internship at Bayer CropScience. His main duties will involve developing a robust metabolomics database as well as tools for automated searching and processing. He will also work on developing methods for batch...
Prof. Weitz serves on Covid-19 panel after Georgia Tech recognizes Dr. Anthony Fauci with Ivan Allen Jr. Prize
Dr. Anthony Fauci was recently awarded Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for social courage, an award given annually to those who uphold their morals despite risk to their personal and professional lives. After Dr. Fauci virtually received his award and gave...
Prof. Weitz joins The Hill Society’s Conversations on the Hill
Professor Weitz joins Institute President Ángel Cabrera other Georgia Tech leaders to discuss Georgia Tech’s response to Covid-19. Watch the video here.
The group welcomes Audra Davidson
Audra Davidson joined the group to help with science communication and our Emory serological testing initiatives.
Andreea wins the QBioS Service Award
Andreea Magalie was awarded the “QBioS Service Award” for her work building community and institutions within the Quantitative Biosciences program at Georgia Institute of Technology. Andreea founded and leads the QBioS Student Government Association, and started...
Rogelio wins “Best Paper in Ecology and Evolution” award from Georgia Tech
Rogelio Rodriguez Gonzalez received the “Best Paper in Ecology and Evolution award” from the Georgia Institute of Technology, for his publication in...
Paper examining how awareness-driven behavior modulates epidemic shape published in PNAS
How does awareness of an epidemic influence the number of fatalities? Our paper exploring an awareness-driven behavior model of Covid-19 was recently published in PNAS. Read more here.
The group welcomes Dr. Jacopo Marchi
Dr. Jacopo Marchi joined the Weitz Group where he’ll work to advance bacteriophage therapy research. He’s a recent graduate from the department of Physics at the Ecole Normale Superieure in...
Look for our article in Nature Human Behavior
In a truly collaborative effort with Aroon Chande, Seolha Lee, Mallory Harris, King (Quan) Nguyen, Stephen Beckett, Troy Hilley, Clio Andris, and Joshua Weitz, our Nature Human Behaviour article was published, outlining the model and step towards production of our...