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Barbara Smith

Associate Professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

The Smith group specializes in developing novel optical technologies and multiomic biomarker discovery for elucidating disease and patient stratification.

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Highest federal award supports Barbara Smith’s work to improve detection of neurodegenerative diseases through biomarkers.

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Pair of Fulton Schools faculty receive funding from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for multidisciplinary research on bioimaging.

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New tool navigates the brain’s addiction mechanisms

Barbara Smith is developing a new tool to help researchers target specific cells to better understand how addiction impacts cellular mechanisms in the brain.