Advancing Innovative Biomedical 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.
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.
Institute News
Researchers Explain How Viral Protein Promotes Deadly Virus Infections
ATLANTA—Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections, targets a critical function in human cells to suppress immune responses and promote fatal disease.
Researcher Gets $2.2 Million to Develop Effective, Affordable Therapies For RSV
ATLANTA—Georgia State University has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop combination therapies for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and related respiratory viruses, which are top causes of infant hospitalization in the U.S.
Study: Nanoparticle Vaccine Made With Peptides Effective Against Flu Virus
ATLANTA—A new, double-layered nanoparticle vaccine made with peptides has been found to effectively protect mice against influenza A virus, according to a study led by Georgia State University.
Ebola virus Gene Stolen and Preserved by Myotis Bats, Study Finds
ATLANTA—A gene from the deadly Ebola virus that allows the virus to escape from the human immune system has been identified in the genome of a group of bats that is found worldwide, including North America. The gene appears to have been stolen from the virus by the bats and adapted to regulate their own immune response, according to a recent study led by Georgia State University.
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