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They’re among the most respected scientists in their fields. They arrive with an accomplished past and promising future. They bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding. Their discoveries often propel the launch of startup companies. They are GRA Eminent Scholars. And they make Georgia proud. 2020 GRA’S ACADEMY OF
Rafi Ahmed, Ph.D. Christopher Basler, Jeffrey Bennetzen, Vince Calhoun, Ph.D. Gee-Kung Chang, Max D. Cooper, M.D. Jorge Cortes, M.D. EMINENT SCHOLARS Vaccine Development Ph.D. Ph.D. Neuroscience Ph.D. Immunology Cancer Emory University Microbial Pathogenesis Molecular Biology & Georgia State University / Optical Networking Emory University Augusta University Georgia State University Functional Genomics Georgia Institute of Georgia Institute University of Georgia Technology / of Technology Emory University
James C. Cox, Ph.D. Edward J. Coyle, Ph.D. David Crich, D. ès Sc. John C. Crittenden, Walter J. Curran, Jr., Stephen Dalton, Ph.D. Madhav V. Dhodapkar, Deepak Divan, Ph.D. Roberto Docampo, Experimental Economics Integration of Research Medicinal, Synthetic, and Ph.D. M.D. Molecular Cell Biology MBBS Energy Management M.D., Ph.D. Georgia State University & Education Carbohydrate Chemistry Sustainable Systems Cancer University of Georgia Cancer Immunotherapy Georgia Institute Tropical and Emerging Georgia Institute University of Georgia Georgia Institute Emory University Emory University of Technology Global Diseases & of Technology of Technology Cellular Biology University of Georgia
Russell Dupuis, Ph.D. William S. Dynan, Ph.D. Arthur S. Edison, Ph.D. Stanislav Emelianov, C. Ross Ethier, Ph.D. Lin Gan, Ph.D. Robert Haltiwanger, Gerald W. Hart, Ph.D. Felix Herrmann, Ph.D. Electro-Optical Systems Molecular Biology NMR Spectroscopy Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Regenerative Medicine Ph.D. Drug Design Computational Imaging Georgia Institute Emory University University of Georgia Medical Imaging Georgia Institute Augusta University Glycobiology University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology University of Georgia of Technology of Technology
Julia K. Hilliard, Ph.D. Eric Hunter, Ph.D. Biing H. Juang, Ph.D. Ravi Kane, Ph.D. Angelos Keromytis, Shafiq A. Khan, Ph.D. Ami Klin, Ph.D. William J. Koros, Ph.D. Michael J. Kuhar, Ph.D. Molecular Biotechnology Retroviral Molecular Advanced Cancer Nanotechnology Ph.D. Cellular Biology of Cancer Autism and Related Membrane Science Neuropharmacology Georgia State University Biology Communications Georgia Institute Cybersecurity Clark Atlanta University Disorders and Technology Emory University Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Technology of Technology Dennis Kyle, Ph.D. Jian-Dong Li, M.D., Xin-Yun Lu, Ph.D. Robert J. Maier, Ph.D. Susan Margulies, Ph.D. Lars Mathiassen, Ph.D. David Mattson, Ph.D. Karen Norris, Ph.D. Rampi Ramprasad, Parasitology Ph.D. Neuroscience Microbial Physiology Biomechanics Business Process Hypertension Immunology and Ph.D. University of Georgia Inflammation and Augusta University University of Georgia Emory University / Innovation Augusta University Translational Biomedical Energy Sustainability Immunity Georgia Institute of Georgia State University Research Georgia Institute Georgia State University Technology University of Georgia of Technology
Ajeet Rohatgi, Ph.D. Ted M. Ross, Ph.D. Ignacio Sanz, M.D. Vivek Sarkar, Ph.D. Jin-Xiong She, Ph.D. David S. Sholl, Ph.D. Guido Silvestri, M.D. Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D. Eric Sorscher, M.D. Photovoltaics Infectious Diseases/ Human Immunology Parallel Computing Biotechnology and Energy Sustainability Comparative Pathology Computational Systems Pediatric Research Georgia Institute Vaccines Emory University Georgia Institute of Genomic Medicine Georgia Institute Emory University Biology Emory University of Technology University of Georgia Technology Augusta University of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology
Steven L. Stice, Ph.D. Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D. Rick P. Trebino, Ph.D. Ralph A. Tripp, Ph.D. Chung-Jui Tsai, Ph.D. Eberhard O. Voit, Ph.D. B. C. Wang, Ph.D. Binghe Wang, Ph.D. Neal Weintraub, M.D. Animal Reproductive Micro & Nano Ultrafast Optical Physics Vaccine & Therapeutic Forest Biotechnology Systems Biology Structural Biology Drug Discovery Cardiovascular Medicine Physiology Biotechnology Georgia Institute Development University of Georgia Georgia Institute University of Georgia and New Diagnostics Augusta University University of Georgia Georgia Institute of of Technology University of Georgia of Technology Georgia State University Technology
The investment pays off
Marvin Whiteley, Ph.D. Younan Xia, Ph.D. Ying Xu, Ph.D. Robert K. Yu, Ph.D., Ming-Hui Zou, M.D., Molecular Biosciences Nanomedicine Bioinformatics & Med.Sc.D. Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Georgia Institute Computational Biology Molecular & Cellular Molecular Medicine GRA scholars and teams are 5% of Technology of Technology University of Georgia Neurobiology Georgia State University the university research workforce… …but they receive 25% Augusta University of all research funding. Learn more about GRA’s Academy of Eminent Scholars at GRA.org, and sign up to receive periodic updates about breakthroughs coming out of Georgia’s university labs.
On the cover: GRA Eminent Scholar Gerald Hart (University of Georgia), 191 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 849 | Atlanta, Georgia 30303 one of the world’s leading experts in glycobiology