Gov. Brian Kemp introduced a budget that includes $99.8 million in funding for a new translational research building at Augusta University.
“The main purpose of this organization is to go into the community and train people like kids or young adults about how to manage crisis situations,” says Vikas Kumar, MD.
“It allows us to explore uncharted territory in mucosal immunology and vascular biology," says Rafael Czepielewski, PhD.
Vascular biologists in MCG have spent years developing treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome from pneumococcal pneumonia.
"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.
“This suggests that targeting senescent cells with senolytics could be a game-changer for sepsis treatment,” says Raghavan Raju, PhD.