Emory Department of Pediatrics

09/16/2026

The Schinazi Lab, along with the Burwitz Lab at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Aligos Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has received a $2.5 million Concept Stage award from BARDA's SMART Antiviral Prize.

Led by principal investigator Dr. Raymond Schinazi, the collaborative team is working to develop broad-spectrum, small-molecule antiviral therapies targeting the Flaviviridae virus family, which affects millions globally each year.

Read more about this exciting milestone in Emory News! 👇

Emory University’s Schinazi Lab has recently been awarded a SMART Prize for the Concept Stage. Partners on this prize include the Burwitz Lab at Oregon Health & Science University and Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.

07/30/2026

🩺 "You can’t be a pediatrician without being an advocate."

From investigating rotavirus and global polio eradication to caring for patients at home, Dr. Andi Shane’s work bridges the gap between laboratory research and patient care.

In this profile with Emory Health Digest, the chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine opens up about:

• How research directly shapes bedside care

• Navigating vaccine hesitancy with empathy and science

• Her lifelong path from South Africa to CDC “Disease Detective” to Emory.

📖 Read her story here:

Andi Shane, professor of pediatrics at Emory, takes care of children with serious illnesses at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She also researches how to lessen the incidence and severity of contagious childhood diseases.

07/23/2026

"A drug that sits on the shelf helps nobody." — Dr. Raymond Schinazi 🧪✨

That relentless focus on real-world impact is what drove Dr. Schinazi and his team to develop key HIV antiretrovirals that transformed global public health and saved millions of lives.

We’re thrilled to see Dr. Schinazi awarded Emory’s President’s Medal in recognition of a lifetime devoted to lifesaving research and global drug accessibility! 🏆

👉 Check out the full feature:

Emory professors Dennis Liotta and Raymond Schinazi and former postdoctoral research associate Woo-Baeg Choi developed key HIV antiretroviral medications that helped transform HIV from a fatal disease to a manageable condition, saving millions of lives worldwide.

10/31/2024

The Emory 1% Awards honors and recognizes faculty who have received study section scores in the top 1 percentile on a grant proposal.

This year's honorees:

Paul Dawson, PhD (Emory Department of Pediatrics)
Theresa Gillespie, PhD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
Sumin Kang, PhD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
Christopher LaRock, PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)
Gregory Melikian, PhD (Emory Department of Pediatrics)
Lena Ting, PhD (Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering)

Emory 1% Awards ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wOh2Y

09/25/2024

Check out our own Wilbur Lam's feature story!

When William Sanders’ heart failed at 68, he was put at the top of the transplant list. His Emory medical team and strong will to live helped secure his future.

09/17/2024

Emory's NEW Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency program has been approved to participate in the 2025 Match!

We are thrilled to offer this unique and dynamic program, the only Med/Peds program in the state of Georgia! This program will provide diverse clinical opportunities across three distinguished organizations: Emory University Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Grady Health System. Our program partners closely with two well-established and robust residency training programs: The Emory General Pediatrics Residency and J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency. To learn more about this new residency program, visit https://med.emory.edu/medpeds.

03/18/2022

The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Pediatrics Residency Training Program are proud to announce the match of 25 categorical Pediatrics residents and 3 Child Neurology residents!

02/07/2022

3rd year Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Rahul Damania is passionate about education & helping the community. He became a physician so he can connect with sick patients & apply basic science & critical thinking principles to optimize their quality of life. https://bit.ly/3J7O4X1

12/02/2021

Supporting Pediatric Critical Care in Tanzania: The Emory Muhimbili Partnership for Health Administration Strengthening and Integration of Services. Read more: https://bit.ly/31iDBHz

08/30/2021

Despite facing many hardships and challenges, Dr. Joseph “Joe” Langham proves it’s possible to achieve your dreams if you believe in yourself and put in the work. https://bit.ly/3zugoyv