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Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $3.26 Million Grant To Develop Universal Flu Vaccine

Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $3.26 Million Grant To Develop Universal Flu Vaccine

Influenza remains a major public health risk, and Dr. Baozhong Wang, associate professor in Georgia State University’s Institute for Biomedical Sciences, has received a five-year, $3.26 million federal grant to combat this threat by developing a universal vaccine that offers more protection against influenza than seasonal vaccines.

Health & Wellness

Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find Fecal Marker Could Help Diagnose Early Signs of Chronic Gut Conditions

Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find Fecal Marker Could Help Diagnose Early Signs of Chronic Gut Conditions

Small molecules found in fecal matter could provide clues to the early inflammation found in chronic gut conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and serve as new biomarkers for diagnosis, according to a study led by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

Health & Wellness

Researcher Identifies Adjuvant That Prevents Vaccine-Enhanced Respiratory Disease In RSV, Study Finds

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.