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Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet

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Science Communication

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.

Winter school, “Quantitative Viral Dynamics Across Scales,” comes to a close

Winter school, “Quantitative Viral Dynamics Across Scales,” comes to a close

Apr 11, 2022 | Education, Science Communication

Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) University hosted a winter school centered around Quantitative Viral Dynamics Across Scales. Organized by Prof. Weitz, the school ran for one week (March 21-25, 2022) in Paris, France, and aimed to “bring thought leaders in...

Viral Updates Part 3: Microscopic Predator vs. Prey

Viral Updates Part 3: Microscopic Predator vs. Prey

Oct 13, 2021 | Science Communication

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

Computing Covid-19: Virtual quantitative biosciences workshop dives deep into the use of computational modeling in response to epidemics

Jul 12, 2021 | Science Communication

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!

Viral Updates Part 2: Bottles, Metagenomes, and Models, Oh My!

Jun 30, 2021 | Science Communication

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

Viral Updates Part 1: Viruses add to the genetic alphabet

May 25, 2021 | Science Communication

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

Viral Updates: Glossary

May 24, 2021 | Science Communication

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.

Weitz Group research artistically imagined with Science.Art.Wonder.

Apr 1, 2021 | Community engagement, Science Communication

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

New Covid-19 dashboard shows the state of the virus in Georgia

Nov 20, 2020 | New Tool, Outreach

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 aids in outreach effort to slow the spread of Covid-19

Sep 15, 2020 | Outreach

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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Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet

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