Center for Translational Immunology Archives

Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $4.9 Million Federal Grant to Study Ways to Block Gonorrhea Infection

Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Center for Translational Immunology in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State, has received a five-year, $4.9 million federal grant to study ways to block the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae from causing gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection.

September 30, 2022

Academic Unit News

Mutation in Key Molecules Could Stop Gonorrhea Infection, Biomedical Sciences Researchers Find

Gonorrhea, which affects more than 80 million people worldwide each year, is a global threat to public health because of the increasing incidence of antimicrobial drug resistance, rising treatment costs and lack of a protective vaccine.

September 23, 2022

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Partnerships in Action

Georgia State researchers are teaming up with industry in new ways to help bring their innovative breakthroughs to the marketplace.

April 29, 2022

Health & Wellness, Science & Technology

Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $1.95 Million Federal Grant to Study How Gut Bacteria Cause Decline of Aging Immune System

Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State, will study how changes in the microorganisms in the gut, referred to as intestinal microbiota, cause the immune system to decline as organisms get older.

September 23, 2020

Health & Wellness

Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $1.95 Million Federal Grant to Study Cause of Autoimmunity

Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.95 million federal grant to study what causes autoimmunity in the human body.

June 8, 2020

Health & Wellness

Biomedical Sciences Researchers Discover Blocking Key Mineral Uptake Could Prevent Gonorrhea Infection

Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral zinc can stop infection by this widespread sexually transmitted infection, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

August 5, 2019

Academic Unit News

New Microbiology Review Book is Study Aid for Medical Board Exams and Pre-Med, Medical and Graduate Students

A new review book is designed to make studying easier for students in medical school, graduate microbiology programs or undergraduate pre-med programs and individuals preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

July 23, 2019

Campus News, Health & Wellness

Microbiologist And Immunologist Cynthia Nau Cornelissen Joins Institute For Biomedical Sciences As Director Of Center For Translational Immunology

Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, a leading researcher in the study of infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), has been named director of the Center for Translational Immunology in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

May 13, 2019

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