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The Institute for Biomedical Sciences is training future generations of leading biomedical scientists and professionals through a unique approach to education that highlights the connection among science, business and law and teaches sought-after, technical skills in our advanced labs. Our world-class researchers are tackling some of the most urgent human diseases such as COVID-19, developing new vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics in research centers focused on microbial pathogenesis, translational immunology and inflammation, immunity and infection.
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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STOPPING A GLOBAL KILLER
FIGHTING DISEASE THREATS
While humans have encountered some deadly viruses over the centuries such as influenza, Ebola, smallpox, SARS, MERS and HIV, there are inevitably new, life-threatening diseases out there waiting to emerge. Experts have agreed that it wasn’t a question of if – but when – another lethal infectious agent would occur and speculated if the world would be ready to fight it. Sadly, the answer is no.
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Taking A Stand
Although Tamariya Hall had a hectic schedule between her classes and fulfilling the prerequisites for dental school, she still made time to volunteer for charitable causes and stand up for social justice issues during her education at Georgia State.
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Getting In The Trenches
An aspiring doctor, Kristina Andrade wanted to gain valuable, practical experience in the medical field during her undergraduate studies, so she secured a job as a medical assistant at a women’s health care facility in the metro Atlanta area and also traveled abroad to Honduras to help set up medical clinics.read more ❯
Intranasal Influenza Vaccine Enhances Immune Response and Offers Broad Protection, Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find
An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body’s immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.read more ❯