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

Searching for clues about animal-human disease transmission May. 1, 2026

Emory professor Thomas Gillespie is investigating how global environmental changes impact the way disease moves between animals and people — including traveling to remote places. The work is possible thanks to a grant from Emory’s University Research Committee.

Investing in Emory’s bright ideas: Peer-awarded grants launch projects across the university May. 1, 2026

For nearly 90 years, University Research Committee awards have been funding new research projects from all Emory departments. This year, funding will double. Discover a few of the groundbreaking ideas supported by the award.

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.