MEET OUR FACULTY
The accomplished faculty in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences are leading pioneering biomedical research projects, receiving prestigious federal grant awards and mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists and professionals.
THREE REGENTS’ PROFESSORS
AMONG THE INSTITUTE’S FACULTY
SEVEN DISTINGUISHED
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
IN INFECTIOUS AND
INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
40 FACULTY MEMBERS
TEACHING AND DOING
CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
Innovation, Research and Teaching
Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Richard Plemper
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Andrew Gewirtz
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Didier Merlin
Distinguished University Professor
Accomplished Faculty
The accomplished faculty in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences are leading pioneering biomedical research projects, receiving prestigious federal grant awards and mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists and professionals.
Our leading faculty are highly productive and based on their stellar scholarly research activities, the institute has been ranked among the very best for several years by a reputable authority.
These talented scientists and educators have achieved the highest honors, including being named as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholars, Regents’ Professors, Distinguished University Professors and among the world’s most highly cited scientists.
Translational,
High-impact Research
Our scientists are working on fundamental biomedical research that will improve human health and save lives. They’re developing new vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to tackle some of the world’s biggest health issues.
Based on our faculty’s scholarly research activities, the institute has been ranked among the very best for several years by a reputable authority that provides university administrators across the nation with data and tools to measure and compare research activity.
Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Richard Plemper
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Andrew Gewirtz
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Didier Merlin
Distinguished University Professor
Accomplished Faculty
The accomplished faculty in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences are leading pioneering biomedical research projects, receiving prestigious federal grant awards and mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists and professionals.
Our leading faculty are highly productive and based on their stellar scholarly research activities, the institute has been ranked among the very best for several years by a reputable authority.
These talented scientists and educators have achieved the highest honors, including being named as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholars, Regents’ Professors, Distinguished University Professors and among the world’s most highly cited scientists.
Translational, High-impact Research
Our scientists are working on fundamental biomedical research that will improve human health and save lives. They’re developing new vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to tackle some of the world’s biggest health issues.
Based on our faculty’s scholarly research activities, the institute has been ranked among the very best for several years by a reputable authority that provides university administrators across the nation with data and tools to measure and compare research activity.
