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 programs train professionals in the art of discovery, preparing you for a career that increases medical knowledge and, ultimately, improves lives.

I am an Emory Researcher Fuad El Rassi, MD Associate Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology

Hematologist Fuad El Rassi, medical director of the Sickle Cell Research Center at Grady Memorial Hospital, studies sickle cell disease, a rare, genetic blood disorder in which red blood cells become rigid.

Searching for Sickle Cell Solutions

The Latest in Emory Research

Emory joins landmark $21 million NIH study of psychedelics for chronic pain in older adults Apr. 29, 2026

Emory is a national site in the NIH-funded $21 million INSPIRE Network, among the largest federal investments in psychedelic research, studying the safety and therapeutic potential of psychedelic-assisted therapies for adults age 65 and older.

Need an AI guy? Call Liang Zhao to boost discovery and diagnostics Apr. 28, 2026

Since joining Emory in 2020, computer scientist Liang Zhao has built AI tools in collaboration with scientists across the university, working to speed and improve processes related to discovery and medical diagnostics.

Lisa Muirhead appointed to National Academies committee examining veterans’ health Apr. 20, 2026

Lisa Muirhead, interim dean of the Emory School of Nursing, has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee conducting an epidemiologic study on the health of Veterans at Alabama's Fort McClellan.

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.

130+ 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.

2,400+ 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.