How certain bacteria may make people more prone to asthma is one topic of three research grants jointly funded by Southern Research and the UAB School of Medicine. These new research […]
New bacterial signaling language offers pathway to treat infections
Scientists at the microbiology lab led by Javier Campos-Gómez, Ph.D., in Drug Discovery at Southern Research discovered that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium responsible for severe, drug-resistant infections in humans, uses […]
Southern Research adds veteran researcher as infectious diseases chair
Southern Research announced today that accomplished researcher Babu L. Tekwani, Ph.D., has joined the Birmingham-based organization as Distinguished Fellow and Chair of the Infectious Disease Department in Drug Discovery. Tekwani […]
Southern Research programs aim to shield against pandemic flu dangers
With experts predicting another deadly influenza pandemic in the future, Southern Research scientists are working on several fronts to help limit the death toll from a catastrophic flu outbreak that […]
Southern Research targets bio-threats under BARDA contracts
Southern Research has been awarded two contracts from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office […]
Southern Research ready to assist new hepatitis B treatment approaches
A Southern Research scientist says a new generation of antiviral therapies is urgently needed against hepatitis B, a chronic disease affecting 240 million people whose cure has proved elusive. Raj […]
Southern Research probe of Zika looks into ‘rebound virus’
Southern Research scientists are investigating how the Zika virus is able to find a safe harbor in an infected host’s tissue and stage a rebound weeks after the virus was […]
NIH orders High Throughput Screening for Zika
In 2014, Southern Research received funding from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) through a multi-center U19 grant (U19AI109680) administered by the University of Alabama at Birmingham […]
Southern Research at 75: Targeting HIV/AIDS for 30 years
Southern Research scientists joined the front lines in the battle against HIV/AIDS in 1986, not long after the deadly viral infection emerged as a terrifying new public health threat in […]
Southern Research project aims to prevent future polio outbreaks
Poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially fatal disease caused by a virus. As recently as 60 years ago, there were few diseases more frightening to parents of young children than […]