Are we headed for a rough flu season? Southern Research scientist Landon Westfall, who specializes in influenza and vaccines, says one indicator is flashing a warning sign that the months […]
We're Solving the World's
Hardest Problems
Find Out How
About Southern Research
We’ve created seven drugs that are helping win the war on cancer. More are on the way. When HIV threatened the world’s future, we helped develop a course of treatment that changed the course of history. We’re creating better ways for you to have cleaner air and water. Our technologies help men and women in uniform remain safe overseas. We’re developing methods to build energy efficient cars out of plant fiber that will get 80mpg. We are Southern Research. We’re taking on the world’s hardest problems. And solving them. This has been our mission since 1941.
And we’re just getting started.
Recent Stories
Southern Research SIPSE intern wins Milken ‘Oscar of Teaching’ award
A former intern at Southern Research has been honored as one of the nation’s top educators. Raisa Eady, a biology teacher at Jefferson County’s Pinson Valley High School, last month […]
Southern Research to develop smart robots for next-gen nuclear reactors under DOE grant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team led by Southern Research a $2.8 million grant to develop smart maintenance robots that will work autonomously in the challenging […]
Full slate of field trips magnifies impact of STEM outreach program
Southern Research is making significant strides in efforts to improve STEM education in classrooms across the state. As of last month, the organization’s STEM education outreach program has touched 35,045 […]
Southern Research licenses technology to Agra for ‘waste-to-energy’ project
Waste from cities, restaurants and farms across the nation presents a problem because of resulting greenhouse gas emissions, but innovative technology developed by Southern Research could soon help address environmental […]
Project funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation targets deeper understanding of neuronal death in Parkinson’s
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded Southern Research scientist Rita Cowell, Ph.D., a $150,000 grant to study how certain brain cells die in Parkinson’s disease […]