Augusta University
Heather Henley"These discoveries place Augusta University and the Immunology Center of Georgia at the forefront of modern immunology," says Klaus Ley, MD.
“This award is exactly what we envisioned when we launched Ignite, with trainees and faculty working side by side on transformative science,” says Klaus Ley, MD.
Hannah Litteer"If there's some sort of disorder in the body, you will see it in the fat metabolism,” says Guido Verbeck, PhD.
Katy Hennig“Back injuries that end up in the ER translate into approximately 25% of people getting an opioid prescription," says Amy Baxter, MD.
Lindsey Morris“This is a newer treatment approach, but the initial results have been promising,” says Shilpa Sharma, PhD.
Stacey Eidson“We all want the same thing in health care: accessibility, affordability and quality. Telehealth gives us the opportunity to have all three," said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter.
Miguelangelo HernandezAfua Agyapong, PhD, conceived the idea of a baby lab, which was designed to give students early childhood observation opportunities that are often difficult to access.
This research, which has been in development for nearly 15 years, was published in "JCI Insight" and is now in its third cycle of a program project grant.
“For many years, it has been known that certain bacteria, including salmonella, are inherently immunogenic," says Gang Zhou, PhD.
Denise Parrish“We really rely on people like Hyundai who understand the need and give hope to these kids,” says David Munn, MD.
“The superoxide dismutase is one of the keys to understanding the mechanism of how exercise improves our vascular health,” says Tohru Fukai, MD, PhD.
“I want to work toward more effective ways of treating and screening cancer, specifically, in my case, melanoma," says Elayne Benson.
Chris CurryDuring their research, Bangxing Hong, PhD, and his research team learned how cancer cells can manipulate our body’s own systems.
Sidhartha Wakade“Instead of controlling normal processes, they can do something beneficial by triggering an immune response or maybe taking away a growing tumor," says Paul Langridge, PhD.
Two graduate students from the Immunology Center of Georgia will use NIH awards to explore the immunological drivers behind cardiometabolic disease.
“The treatment requires patients to carry mutations in their DNA repair genes, but more than 70% of patients do not carry these genes,” says Chunhong Yan, PhD.
"I want to help find answers to the big questions about DNA as a paleoanthropologist," says Eliana Benevides, a participant in the program.
“If retinopathy of prematurity is treated early, vision can be improved or saved, and we can protect the future of these infants,” says Yusra Zaidi, PhD.
"It can help us better understand how gum disease connects with obesity and metabolic disorders,” says Ana Carolina Morandini, DDS, PhD.
"Funding is crucial for this type of research to be continued and for new and better treatments to be created," says Ali Arbab, MD, PhD.