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 researcher finds AI-assessed mammograms can help in determining cardiovascular risk in women May. 7, 2026

A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that analyzing mammograms with artificial intelligence or AI can lead to better detection of cardiovascular disease in women, the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Laney Graduate School student focuses on improving treatment options for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s May. 7, 2026

Kristen Patterson, who is earning her PhD in chemistry, has focused her research on new ways to formulate medicines so treatments can more effectively reach the brain, specifically for neurological diseases.

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.

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.