GDBBS Programhttps://news.emory.edu/tags/school_or_unit/graduate_division_of_biological_and_biomedical_sciences/index.htmlGraduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences news from the Emory News CenterWed, 05 Jan 2022 01:56:44 -0500Antiviral drug discovered at Emory receives authorization from FDAhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlOn Dec. 23, molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral drug invented by scientists at Emory University, received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for the treatment of COVID-19.Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500Symposium celebrates Emory graduate students' contributions to COVID-19 responsehttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/covid_m2m_gradstudent_symposium-11-19-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/covid_m2m_gradstudent_symposium-11-19-2021/campus.htmlAn Emory symposium highlighted the ways graduate students have been studying COVID-19 in the hospital and laboratory and modeling disease spread, along with staffing testing events, advising local communities and providing community service and education. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500Emory receives transformational grant to establish new Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Healthhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/jjm_goizueta_institute_at_emory_brain_health/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/jjm_goizueta_institute_at_emory_brain_health/index.htmlThe Goizueta Foundation has committed $50 million to Emory University to establish the Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Health, renaming the landmark initiative announced in May 2021 as the Emory Brain Health Personalized Medicine Institute.Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500How grandmothers' brains react to the sight of their grandchildrenhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/esc_grandmothers_brain_reaction_grandchildren_rilling_lee_17-11-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/esc_grandmothers_brain_reaction_grandchildren_rilling_lee_17-11-2021/campus.htmlResearch published by Emory anthropologists scanning grandmothers’ brains while they’re viewing photos of their young grandchildren provides a neural snapshot of the special, intergenerational bond. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500Emory’s James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies names 2021 Kharen Fulton Award for Diversity winnerhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/laney_2021_kharen_fulton_award_for_diversity_15-11-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/laney_2021_kharen_fulton_award_for_diversity_15-11-2021/campus.htmlJuan Rodriguez, a PhD student in the James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies studying Genetics and Molecular Biology, has won the Kharen Fulton Diversity Graduate Award for 2021. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500Biological studies often misinterpret sex-based data, analysis findshttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/esc_biological_studies_misinterpret_sex_based_data_11-11-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/esc_biological_studies_misinterpret_sex_based_data_11-11-2021/campus.htmlAn analysis of published studies from a range of biological specialties shows that, when data are reported by sex, critical statistical analyses are often missing and the findings are likely to be reported in misleading ways. Emory neuroscientist Donna Maney is senior author on the study.Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staffhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_research_roundup_november/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/er_research_roundup_november/campus.htmlResearch is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500Emory, Children’s join NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence networkhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/nord_rare_diseases_genetics/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/nord_rare_diseases_genetics/index.htmlThe National Organization for Rare Disorders has named Emory’s Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Human Genetics, in partnership with the Emory Clinic and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, as a NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence.Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500Emory receives $6 million grant to accelerate Parkinson’s disease treatment researchhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/asap_collaborative_research_network_grant_parkinsons_disease_wichmann/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/asap_collaborative_research_network_grant_parkinsons_disease_wichmann/index.htmlEmory researchers received a three-year, $6.3 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Collaborative Research Network for research into the motor cortical disturbances caused by Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 6 million people worldwide.Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0400Emory supports Medicines Patent Pool and Merck license agreement for molnupiravir to treat COVID-19https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/10/molnupiravir_emory_waive_royalties_covid_19/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/10/molnupiravir_emory_waive_royalties_covid_19/index.htmlThe Medicines Patent Pool and Merck have entered into a licensing agreement to facilitate affordable access for molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine, in 105 low- and middle-income countries.Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400