{"686378":{"#nid":"686378","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow: Small Proteins, Big Hope with Felipe Quiroz","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInspired by geneticists working to sequence the human genome, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/user\/1280\u0022\u003EFelipe Quiroz\u003C\/a\u003E found his path in bioengineering as a bridge to genetic engineering. Now an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (BME) at Georgia Tech and Emory University, he studies a family of molecules called intrinsically disordered proteins, which play critical roles in Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his lab, Quiroz engineers the invisible through proteins, cells, and genes to understand what is fundamentally happening inside the cell. The five-year-old lab, soon to celebrate its first cohort of graduates, brings together bioengineers, neuroscientists, chemists, and biologists working at the intersection of disciplines. His work is about impact today and for generations to come, driven by a motivation to build bridges between fields, ideas, and people. Guided by a high-risk, high-reward mentality, Quiroz\u2019s research opens countless potential paths, advancing his field, defining new ones, and inspiring the next generation to develop the technologies of tomorrow.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuiroz was recently featured on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/news-media\/bme-podcasts\u0022\u003EBME\u0027s Holy Shift! Podcast\u003C\/a\u003E, where he revealed how his lab engineers the invisible \u2014 proteins, cells, and genes \u2014 to understand and treat diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HxPt03rdq2c\u0026amp;list=PLMTX0UQNGP1eczLJWP0uWZY3ImFr1rwHS\u0026amp;index=1\u0026amp;t=2s\u0022\u003EListen to the full episode here \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EQuiroz reveals how his lab engineers the invisible \u2014 proteins, cells, and genes \u2014 to understand and treat diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Quiroz reveals how his lab engineers the invisible \u2014 proteins, cells, and genes \u2014 to understand and treat diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s. 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Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow Ep. 4: SMALL PROTEINS, BIG HOPE |Felipe Quiroz","body":null,"created":"1762921510","gmt_created":"2025-11-12 04:25:10","changed":"1762921510","gmt_changed":"2025-11-12 04:25:10","alt":"Small Proteins: Big Hope | Felipe Quiroz","file":{"fid":"262649","name":"Screenshot-2025-11-11-232504.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-232504.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/11\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-232504.png","mime":"image\/png","size":253558,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/11\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-232504.png?itok=vQryBWWh"}}},"media_ids":["678594"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HxPt03rdq2c\u0026list=PLMTX0UQNGP1eczLJWP0uWZY3ImFr1rwHS","title":"Watch Here"}],"groups":[{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"193656","name":"Neuro Next Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESummary by:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EHunter Ashcraft\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Student Assistant, Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENews and media contact:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.petty@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKelly Petty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Manager, BME\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.petty@bme.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}