INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
The institute provides a world-class interdisciplinary training environment for the preparation of technically skilled students who are capable of filling the diverse workforce needs in biomedical sciences. With key assets including centers for the study of inflammation, immunity and infection, microbial pathogenesis, oncology, molecular and cellular medicine, and diagnostics and therapeutics, the institute delivers both academic and research value to the field.
We’ve launched a new bachelor’s degree program. The program prepares students for employment in the biomedical industry or advanced degrees in science, business or law. Learn More
Breakthroughs in Georgia: Enterprising Biomedicine
In a very short time, Georgia State University has built an impressive research enterprise. It’s the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, and its scientists are unlocking new insights and answers to an array of diseases and ailments. Tens of millions of dollars in research grants flow into the institute each year, and the university is planning even more expansion.
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Top Stories
The Missing Link
Professor Sang-Moo Kang may have found a way to make a safe vaccine for RSV, an infection that hospitalizes more than 50,000 infants every year.read more ❯
When Bacteria Fight Back
Biomedical sciences professor Cynthia Nau Cornelissen on the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea and her work to develop the world’s first vaccine against the superbug.read more ❯
Biomedical Sciences Researchers Demonstrate That New Antiviral Drug Effectively Treats Influenza
A new antiviral drug that induces mutations in the genetic material of influenza virus is highly effective in treating influenza infection in animals and human airway tissue and could be a groundbreaking advance in influenza therapy, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.read more ❯