With $52 million in federal funding for the next three years, researchers at Emory University and Georgia State University will establish a groundbreaking new drug development center aimed at preventing the next pandemic.
Researcher and inventor Dennis Liotta is the 2022 recipient of the Perkin Medal, the highest honor a scientist can receive for contributions to applied chemistry in the U.S. His discoveries include transformative treatments for HIV and hepatitis B.
On 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.