![Jeffrey Skolnick, PhD, Mary and Maisie Gibson Chair, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Computational Systems Biology in the School of Biology at Georgia Tech](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/skolnickjeffery_0.jpg?itok=qR5SAVaB)
Jeff Skolnick awarded for fostering excellence in scientific research
![John McDonald](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/john_mcdonald_0.jpg?itok=0iVX8vBB)
A new study found evidence that assessing the route to cancer on a case-by-case basis might make more sense than basing a patient’s cancer treatment on commonly disrupted genes and pathways.
![Samantha S. Katz with Francesca Storici](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/katzstorici_0.jpg?itok=YVMwHcig)
Exploiting the use of DNA single- and double-strand breaking forms of the I-SceI endonuclease to stimulate homologous recombination and gene targeting in budding yeast and in human cells
![Patrick Ruff](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/patruff_0.jpg?itok=exFHdXG2)
Taking a DNA molecule into the vicinity of a homologous target gene by a DNA aptamer provides a many-fold enhancement of gene correction frequency at that genetic locus.