Communication is essential to ensure that scientific advances can inform
the public and enable data-driven decision-making.
Our group is making efforts to ensure that our science helps inform translational advances and health-relevant decision-making. Below you’ll find summaries of our research and recent papers in our field, as well as details of our outreach efforts.
Viral Updates Part 3: Microscopic Predator vs. Prey
Plants – even microscopic ones – come in all shapes and sizes. As important players in the Earth’s carbon cycle, marine researchers are particularly interested in what determines the size of phytoplankton, photosynthesizing microorganisms that live near the ocean’s...
Computing Covid-19: Virtual quantitative biosciences workshop dives deep into the use of computational modeling in response to epidemics
Throughout the past year, virtual communication has been necessary but challenging. Yet, with the increase in virtual events, there have been unexpected benefits to scientific collaboration and education. These benefits were obvious as over 100 young scientists from...
Viral Updates Part 2: Bottles, Metagenomes, and Models, Oh My!
The open ocean is the world’s wettest desert, containing vanishingly small concentrations of nutrients. Yet phytoplankton, a type of water-dwelling microscopic plant, have adapted to grow and survive in this near barren environment. These microorganisms play a key...
Viral Updates Part 1: Viruses add to the genetic alphabet
In 1977, scientists in St. Petersburg discovered a virus that was infecting cyanobacteria, a type of photosynthesizing bacteria, living in water on the outskirts of the city. The virus, cyanophage S-2L, had an adaptation that broke traditional rules of DNA...
Viral Updates: Glossary
Use this helpful guide to understand terms commonly used in research investigating viruses and their hosts. Cyanobacteria (used in Week 1, Week 2) – A lineage of bacteria that conduct photosynthesis to grow, like plants. Cyano- comes from the color of the...
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...
New Covid-19 dashboard shows the state of the virus in Georgia
Release of an interactive dashboard showcasing the status of COVID-19 in the state of Georgia. This RShiny dashboard is based on figures Dr. Stephen Beckett has been releasing on a regular basis via twitter and which have previously been shown in Georgia Tech COVID-19...
Marian aids in outreach effort to slow the spread of Covid-19
Marian Dominguez-Mirazo worked with students at Ivan Allen College’s Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center to show how video games can help slow the spread of Covid-19. Marian Dominguez-Mirazo, designed the epidemiological model used in the video games to...
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