Research Collaborations
There are many research collaborations, both formal and informal, taking place between Georgia Tech, Emory and PKU. For the past 4 years, faculty have competed for seed grant funding to create projects that span both continents. Below is a list of the current and former seed grants; some of those that are not currently being funded through the program have continued their progress through other resources. Please contact the principal investigators for more information on a specific project.
For more information on current research collaborations, see what our students are doing.
Active Seed Grants (2011-2012):
Project 19 
Todd Sulchek and Chunyang Xiong: Biophysicochemical Effects on Cell Endocytosis
Project 18 Garrett Stanley and Mingliang Pu: Adaptive Enhancement of Depth Perception in Visual Cortex
Project 17 Phil Santangelo and Peng Xi: Subdiffraction limited imaging of single RNA sensitive probes using STED microscopy
Project 16 David Hu and Wenchang Tan: Novel mechanism for drag reduction using a hairy surface
Project 15 Ravi Bellamkonda and Hongbin Han: Comparison of therapeutic efficacy of neuroprotective drugs between liposomal delivery and stereotactic simple diffusion delivery (SDD) via brain extracellular space in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Project #03R Barbara Boyan and Haifeng Chen: Biomimetic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Former Seed Grants (2010-2011):
Project #14 Shuming Nie and Peng Xi: Super-resolution Imaging of Cellular Dynamics with Quantum Dots and STED
Project #13 Yijun Liu and May Wang: Neuroimaging and Biomedical Informatics Integration for Risky Factors Analysis and Treatment of Developmental Disorders
Project #12 Zigang Ge and Todd McDevitt: Spatial-Temporal Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells with Engineering Technologies and Molecular Biology Synergistically
Project #11 Jing Fang and Xiaoping Hu: Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling with an Independent Labeling Coil for Kidney Perfusion Imaging
Project #10 Gang Bao and Changhui Li: Developing novel imaging methods for early detection of atherosclerosis with bio-conjugated nanoparticles
Project #09 Ying Luo and Niren Murthy: Multifunctional Proflavine-Hyaluronic Acid Conjugate (PHC): A new siRNA delivery vehicle for treating lung cancer
Former Seed Grants (2009-2010):
Project #8 Zigang Ge and Robert Guldberg: Cartilage Regeneration with Functional Biomaterials and Quantitative Assessment of Regeneration- Project #7 Ravi Bellamkonda and Chunyang Xiong: The effects of CSPG mediated inhibition on neuronal cell signaling and cytoskeletal mechanics
Project #06R Hanjoong Jo and Jianzhong Xi: Development of genome-wide functional high-throughput assays using siRNA arrays with a microfluidic device
Project #05R Xiaoping Hu and Jue Zhang: Quantitative fMRI and Network Analysis of Acupuncture Induced Brain Activity
Project #01R Julie Babensee and Ying Luo: Carbohydrate Microarrays for High-Throughput Analysis of Dendritic Cell-Glycan Interactions
Former Seed Grants (2008-2009):
- Project #06 Hanjoong Jo and Jianzhong Xi: Development of genome-wide functional high-throughput assays using siRNA arrays with a microfluidic device
- Project #05 Xiaoping Hu and Jue Zhang: Quantitative fMRI of Acupuncture Induced Brain Activity
Project #04 Andres J. Garcia and Hongwei Ma: Study of Cell Adhesion Strength Responses to Substrate Deformation - Project #03 Barbara D. Boyan and Haifeng Chen: Nanostructure at Bone Cell/Material Interface
Project #02 Mark Borodovsky and Huaiqiu Zhu: New gene finding methods for shotgun DNA sequences of microbial communities coexisting with a human host- Project #01 Julia E. Babensee and Ying Luo: Carbohydrate Microarrays for High-Throughput Analysis of Dendritic Cell-Glycan Interactions
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