2025
- Emory researchers study the behavior of heart cells in space to find better treatment strategies on earth. January 2025. Emory New Center.
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Unlocking the heart’s potential through space-based research. January 2025. ISS National Laboratory Press Release.
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Celestial cells: advancing regenerative heart therapies in space. March 2025. Upward, Magazine of the ISS National Lab.
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Studying cardiac cells in space to repair heart damage on earth. March 2025. ISS National Laboratory Press Release.
2024
- Crew-8 Launch Broadcast Interview. "WATCH LIVE: NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-8 from Florida's Space Coast". March 2024. NASA
2023
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Engineered cardiac tissues to fly on Northrup Grumman resupply mission to advance treatments for heart disease. July 2023. ISS National Laboratory Press Release.
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NG-19 Research: Emory University. July 2023. ISS National Laboratory.
2022
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Pharma goes to space (Chunhui Xu quoted). November 2022. Chemical & Engineering News.
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Emory heart disease experiment goes to space. November 2022. FOX 5 Atlanta.
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Engineered cardiac tissues to fly on NG-18 to advance treatments for heart disease. October 2022. ISS National Laboratory, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space.
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Emory Professor working with International Space Station to grow cardiac cells in space. October 2022. Atlanta News First.
2021
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Finding a key to the heart: stem cells in microgravity could improve cardiac repair. August 2021. ISS National Laboratory, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space.
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Cardiac cells that beat in space offer hope for better heart treatment on Earth. July 2021. Emory News Center.
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These beating heart cells went to space. This is how they could save patients. June 2021. CNN.
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Researchers develop better ways to culture living heart cells on the International Space Station. May 2021. NASA Space Station Research & Technology.
2020
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Stem cells & the heart: towards safe and effective stem cell therapies. 2020. Featured innovations, Emory Office of Technology Transfer.
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Beating heart cells catch a ride to the International Space Station. March 2020. CNN.
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SpaceX's CRS-20 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board. March 2020. NASA.
2019
- Dr. Xu receives Emory I3 Venture Award. May 2019. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
- Alcohol and fetal heart development. Spring 2019. Emory Medicine Magazine.
- Fetal alcohol cardiac toxicity in a dish. March 2019. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
2018
- Stem cells driven into selective suicide. July 2018. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
- Dr. Rajneesh Jha gave an oral presentation at the ISS R&D Conference. July 2018.
- Exciting time for women in science. May 2018. CASIS.
2017
- Pure of heart: How microgravity is improving cardiac cell quality. November, 2017. Upward, magazine of the ISS National Lab
- Space station will host stem cells for heart research. October, 2017. Emory News Center.
- Dr. Xu receives Emory Synergy Award. October, 2017. Emory News Center.
- Blood vessels and cardiac muscle cells off the shelf. August, 2017. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
- Cinsley Gentillon won the 2nd Place Poster Award at the Southeast Pediatric Research Conference. June, 2017. News of the Emory / Children's / GT Pediatric Research Alliance.
- Dr. Rajneesh Jha gave an oral presentation at the Southeast Pediatric Research Conference. June, 2017. News of the Emory / Children's / GT Pediatric Research Alliance.
2016
- Dr. Xu received the MilliPub Award. December, 2016. Celebration of Faculty Excellence Ceremony, Emory University School of Medicine
- Using Raman spectroscopy to identify cell types. December, 2016. The Scientist.
- Cardiac 'disease in a dish' models advance arrhythmia research. September, 2016. Emory News Center.
- Stem cell stories that caught our eye: improving heart care, fixing sickle cell disease, stem cells & sugar. September, 2016. The Stem Cellar ̶ The Official Blog of CIRM, California's Stem Cell Agency.
- Stay out, stray stem cells. August, 2016. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
- Better, faster quality control for stem cell-based therapies. August, 2016. The Stem Cellar ̶ The Official Blog of CIRM, California's Stem Cell Agency.
- Microgravity means more cardiac muscle cells. August, 2016. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
2015
- Marcela Preininger won the 1st Place Poster Award at the 5th Pediatric Research Conference. June, 2015. News of the Emory / Children's / GT Pediatric Research Alliance.
- Dr. Rajneesh Jha won the Oral Presentation Award at the Postdoctoral Research Symposium at Emory University. May, 2015. News of Emory University School of Medicine.
- Faculty recognition photos - Millipub or Emory 1% Awards. March, 2015. News of the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine.
- Dr. Xu received the Millipub Award. March, 2015. MilliPub Club, Emory University School of Medicine.
2014
- Dr. Rajneesh Jha won the 2nd Place Poster Award at the 4th Pediatric Research Conference. April, 2014. News of the Emory / Children's / GT Pediatric Research Alliance.
- A CRISPR way to edit DNA. April, 2014. Emory News Center.
- Addendum on CRISPR. April, 2014. Lab Land the Emory Health Science Blog.
2013
- Dr. Xu has been awarded one of seven grants from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). October, 2013. CASIS Press releases.
- Dr. Doan Nguyen won the 1st place Poster Award at the 3rd Pediatric Research Conference. June, 2013. News of the Emory / Children's / GT Pediatric Research Alliance.