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.

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The Latest in Emory Research

Jefferson Award winner Lobsang Tenzin Negi has worked to bridge two traditions for one humanity May. 8, 2024

Across his three decades at Emory, Lobsang Tenzin Negi has dedicated his scholarly work, strategic thinking and tireless energy to fusing the Tibetan contemplative tradition with Western science. The result has been nothing short of world-changing.

Emory study finds scope of maternal substance use disorder crisis is dramatically underestimated May. 8, 2024

A new study by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health found the traditional measurements greatly underestimate the true impact of substance use disorders (SUD) on the maternal mortality crisis.

Trailblazing for members of her community while finding her own place May. 8, 2024

Laney Graduate School student Sandra Mendiola found community in organizations on campus while completing her PhD in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution while also mentoring the next generation of graduate and undergraduate students.

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.