{"670589":{"#nid":"670589","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Potential Breakthrough: Common Probiotic Bacteria May Enhance Immune Protection Against Influenza","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech have received funding to study the concept of using modified strains of probiotic bacteria \u2013 that are already part of the human gut microbiome \u2013 to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the flu virus in the body\u2019s mucosal membranes.\u0026nbsp;The research, supported by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/\u0022\u003EAir Force Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(AFRL), will study whether or not the harmless bacteria can be successfully modified to carry snippets of a viral coat protein that could stimulate the desired response in mucosal membranes lining the gut.\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019re using some well-established probiotic bacteria that have been utilized for dozens of years, are well vetted and safe for humans,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who specializes in bacterial genetics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech have received funding to study the concept of using modified strains of probiotic bacteria \u2013 that are already part of the human gut microbiome \u2013 to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the flu virus in the body\u2019s mucosal membranes.\u0026nbsp;The research, supported by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/\u0022\u003EAir Force Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(AFRL), will study whether or not the harmless bacteria can be successfully modified to carry snippets of a viral coat protein that could stimulate the desired response in mucosal membranes lining the gut.\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019re using some well-established probiotic bacteria that have been utilized for dozens of years, are well vetted and safe for humans,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/brian-hammer\u0022\u003EBrian Hammer\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who specializes in bacterial genetics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-10-23 15:01:38","changed_gmt":"2023-10-23 15:01:38","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"India Education Diary","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/indiaeducationdiary.in\/potential-breakthrough-common-probiotic-bacteria-may-enhance-immune-protection-against-influenza\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"12952","name":"Brian Hammer"},{"id":"7077","name":"bacteria"},{"id":"765","name":"influenza"},{"id":"191204","name":"Air Force Research Laboratory"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}