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ATLANTA — Carolin M. Lieber, a doctoral candidate in the Translational Biomedical Sciences graduate program at Georgia State University, was recently honored with an RFS Award in Science from the Rosalind Franklin Society. The Rosalind Franklin Society partners with Mary Ann Liebert Inc. to present this annual award to the best paper by a woman in science or under-represented minority in each of the publisher’s 100 peer-reviewed journals.
Lieber’s award-winning paper, published in DNA and Cell Biology, examines how 4’-Fluoroudine — a broad-spectrum, orally available, first-line antiviral — may improve pandemic preparedness. This research addresses the urgent need for broad-spectrum antivirals to battle respiratory diseases and viruses with pandemic potential.
“It is a great honor to receive this award and to work and learn alongside my mentors and colleagues,” Lieber said. “I am especially honored that this award emphasizes the importance of role models, regardless of background, gender, race or any other factors.”
Since coming to Georgia State in 2019, Lieber has been working in the lab of Richard Plemper, director of the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences. His work specializes in the pathogenesis of respiratory RNA viruses and the development of next-generation antiviral therapeutics. In this lab, Lieber works with the influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and explores antivirals for SARS-CoV-2.
“I am proud that my work can contribute to the understanding in this field,” Lieber said. “It is so important to connect the research in the labs to the actual patient beds so it can have real impact.”
The abstract of the winning paper is available online, and the full paper will be included in an anthology of the winners.
To learn more about the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, visit biomedical.gsu.edu. To read more about Georgia State University research and its impact, visit research.gsu.edu.