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 unit delivers both academic and research value to the field.
We’re launching a 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 of 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
Researcher Identifies Adjuvant That Prevents Vaccine-Enhanced Respiratory Disease In RSV, Study Finds
A unique adjuvant, a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to toxins and foreign matter, can prevent vaccine-enhanced respiratory disease, a sickness that has posed a major hurdle in vaccine development for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to a study led by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.read more ❯
Microbiologist And Immunologist Cynthia Nau Cornelissen Joins Institute For Biomedical Sciences As Director Of Center For Translational Immunology
Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, a leading researcher in the study of infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), has been named director of the Center for Translational Immunology in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.read more ❯
What Lies Within
Your body is much more than just flesh and bones. It’s a complex ecosystem teeming with trillions of microorganisms, which — as Georgia State scientists are finding — may be the key to understanding and treating all kinds of disease.read more ❯