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Milledge Austin“One of the things we have been able to do is allocate seed funding to help develop projects, including this project from SPH,” says Amado Alejandro Báez, MD, PhD.
“The Healthy Georgia Report is an important tool for benchmarking the health of Georgians and highlighting opportunities for improvement," says Teresa Waters, PhD.
Heather Henley“Glycan sequencing uses advanced tools like next-generation sequencing and AI to quickly and accurately map out these sugar structures,” says Wan Tien Chiang, PhD.
Stacey EidsonOver the last two decades, the rate of death of new moms from pregnancy rose more steeply in Georgia than almost all other states in this country. Augusta University is trying to...
Chris Curry"World Cancer Day is a powerful reminder of the global impact of this disease and the ever-growing need for collective action," says Jorge E. Cortes, MD.
“Having a resource like this, especially locally, right here on campus, is a really important asset for our researchers,” says Meghan McGee-Lawrence, PhD.
Gov. Brian Kemp introduced a budget that includes $99.8 million in funding for a new translational research building at Augusta University.
“It allows us to explore uncharted territory in mucosal immunology and vascular biology," says Rafael Czepielewski, PhD.
Hannah Litteer"Every decision I make related to a research project or a startup company is driven by solving a problem in society," says Keith Hearon, PhD.
Jennifer LaskVascular biologists in MCG have spent years developing treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome from pneumococcal pneumonia.
Jenna Ingalls"By working with study volunteers to co-design study protocols, we can design studies that are more patient-centered and culturally sensitive," says Christy Ledford, PhD.
Staff“This suggests that targeting senescent cells with senolytics could be a game-changer for sepsis treatment,” says Raghavan Raju, PhD.
Lindsey Morris“By understanding this basic mechanism, we will be able to target this pathway and develop new therapeutic strategies against cancer,” says Santhakumar Manicassamy, PhD.
“This research helps us know what to look for, making it easier to identify similar mechanisms in human diseases," says Klaus Ley, MD.
Jennifer Hilliard ScottThe grants are aimed at helping scientists better understand the mechanisms of two cardiovascular complications associated with HIV.
“This year we finally found something that was both an interesting image and an interesting research subject," says Bruno Cisterna, PhD.
“The Paceline fund offers us an opportunity to utilize highly sophisticated, novel technology to test our hypothesis and obtain insightful preliminary data,” says Zoya Kurago, PhD.
“I saw there is a group with really poor health outcomes, so I decided to look at what is going on socially to see if there’s any connection,” says Samantha Jones, PhD.
Rebecca Gaylor“It shows that our work is competitive nationally and demonstrates our commitment to training the next generation of scientists," says Eric Belin de Chantemèle, PhD.
The program supports investigators at each career stage who propose innovative research that, due to its inherent risk, may struggle in the traditional NIH peer-review process.