Research

Today's challenges in health and patient care require a community of creative partners willing to rethink the way the world looks at medicine.

Research Innovation

Conducting Research

We support our researchers with resources to help them conduct studies, communicate the significance of their findings, and speed the application of discoveries.

Core Facilities

Our core facilities provide access to technologies, equipment, and support services to help researchers manage and interpret data, as well as a network of resources at partnering institutions.

Research Centers

Our centers operate some of the most respected programs in the world for translational, clinical, and scientific research, with specialty areas in medicine's fastest-growing fields.

Training

Our research training programs are preparing investigators for the next life-saving discovery.

I am an Emory Researcher Meet Seema Lakdawala, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Lakdawala researches influenza viruses and how they transmit through the air from person to person. She hopes to one day develop a surveillance system to determine the pandemic potential of circulating viruses.

Understanding influenza transmission

The Latest in Emory Research

New Emory dashboard details health impact of climate change across Georgia Jul. 10, 2024

The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University has launched a new climate and health indicator dashboard that provides data on the impact that climate change is having on human health in Georgia.

AI technology advances early detection of severe eye inflammation, new research shows Jul. 8, 2024

Researchers from the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute and Cleveland Clinic have found a way to detect eye inflammation before it becomes serious using an AI-powered method that combines machine learning and precision medicine.

Emory University receives $5 million grant to improve geriatric care and education Jul. 3, 2024

Emory University has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement by HRSA to enhance geriatric care and education for health care workers in Georgia's urban and rural areas.

Research by the Numbers

$700.1 million in 2023 sponsored research funding awards

We're best known for our work in infectious disease, brain health, cancer, transplantation, orthopedics, pediatrics, renal disease, ophthalmology, and geriatrics.

17th in NIH funding nationally

Our investigators consistently compete with the top research institutes in the nation for National Institutes of Health awards.

138 start-ups from Emory technologies

Discoveries made by our researchers attract funding, generate new products that improve lives, and create jobs that support the economy.

2,459 current clinical trials

We're constantly pioneering new lifesaving medicines, medical devices, and treatment protocols, with more clinical trials than any other institution in Georgia.