Emory University Began enrolling older adults in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
On Apr. 17, 2020, Emory University announced it had begun enrolling adults over age 55 in the clinical…
Emory University developed diagnostic antibody blood test to determine antibody-responses to COVID-19
On Apr. 13, 2020, Emory University developed a sensitive and specific diagnostic antibody, also known as serological tests,…
FDA approved Emory University human clinical trials for Emory COVID-19 antiviral
On Apr. 7, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational New Drug application by…
Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2020, Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia announced they had…
New antiviral drug from Emory University heading into clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment
On Apr. 6, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced its participation in a clinical trial…
New IHME COVID-19 forecasts find lower hospital bed need, epidemics starting to peak confirms social distancing works
On Apr. 5, 2020, updated COVID-19 estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) found that…
Map revealed hidden U.S. hotspots of Coronavirus infection at the country level
On Apr. 2, 2020, a University of Chicago team announced that it had mapped confirmed COVID-19 infections per…
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
Children’s Hospital of Georgia uses Philips’ automated early detection and warning solution to improve pediatric patient deterioration response
On Mar. 25, 2020, Philips announced that it was increasing the production of certain critical care products and…
Emory’s DRIVE, Ridgeback partnered for drug versus coronavirus
On Mar. 23, 2020, Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE), and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced a collaboration to rapidly…
Philips ramped up production of critical health technology products in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 22, 2020, Philips announced that Childrenﾒs Hospital of Georgia has adopted Philipsﾒ automated early detection and…
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Emory University among U.S. sites to host clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
On Mar. 12, 2020, Emory University announced it was participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored…
Winship Cancer Institute’s multiple myeloma team awarded $5 million grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
On Mar. 9, 2020, Winship Cancer Institute’s multiple myeloma team was awarded a $5 million grant from The…
Georgia Tech and Shriners Hospitals for Children announced new collaborative research affiliation
On Feb. 26, 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology and Shriners Hospitals for Children announced a collaborative research affiliation…
Georgia Tech alumni and co-founders of LymphaTech announced partnership with medi to launch medi vision garments
On Dec. 10, 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology alumni and co-founders of LymphaTech Nate Frank and Mike Weiler…
Emory University broke ground on facility to transform cancer care
On Nov. 12, 2019, Emory University Hospital Midtown and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) announced they…
Researchers at UGA’s Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases received a $16 million grant to study tropical diseases
On Oct. 30, 2019, researchers at the University of Georgia’s Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases received…
The NIH awarded Georgia Tech researcher $1.88 million grant to analyze ancient and modern genomes and develop new bioinformatics tools
On Oct. 3, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Georgia Institute of Technology researcher Joe Lachance…
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Emory Selected to lead international drug discovery center for Alzheimer’s
On Oct 1, 2019, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) announced it had awarded approximately $37 million over…
NIH grant awarded to Georgia Tech researchers to develop mRNA-based drug to correct hematopoietic stem cells
On Oct. 1, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $3.5 million grant to Georgia Institute…
The NIH awarded up to $130 million over seven years for UGA to develop universal flu vaccine
On Sept. 30, 2019, the University of Georgia (UGA) announced it had signed a contract with the National…
The NIH awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Tech researchers to study bacteriophages for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
On Aug. 29, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Institute…
Georgia Tech researchers received a $1.6 million grant from the NIH and NINDS for neuroscience project
On Aug. 21, 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers Chris Rozell and Garret Stanley received a $1.6 million…
DARPA funded a $21.9 gene modulation research initiative at Georgia Tech, targeting influenza pandemics
In Jun. 2019, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it had funded a $21.9 gene modulation research…
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Winship Cancer Institute awarded prestigious Lung Cancer SPORE grant from NCI
On Jun. 10, 2019, the Winship Cancer Institute was awarded a five-year, $9.7 million Specialized Program of Research…
UGA researchers discovered a vaccine for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus
On Apr. 25, 2019, researchers at the University of Georgia announced they had successfully discovered a single-dose vaccine…
Emory University School of Medicine received a $500,000 grant from CDC to research children’s recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
On Jan. 7, 2019, the Emory University School of Medicine received a $500,000 grant from the Centers for…
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NSF awarded $1 million grant to scientists at Emory and Georgia Tech to decode neural networks
On Sept. 11, 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three year $1 million grant to scientists…
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Emory renamed its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
On Aug. 24, 2018, Emory Universityﾒs Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center was renamed the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center,…
Emory University and GeoVax Labs partnered to develop a vaccine for HPV
On Aug. 2, 2018, Emory University and GeoVax Labs partnered to develop a vaccine for HPV, with an…