research
Virginia Tech and Georgetown University Medical Center have formed a new, complementary partnership to establish a joint program for drug discovery and development, bringing together researchers from both universities in disciplines ranging from medicine to chemistry to technology.
This research partnership presents a unique faculty resource for the MSBTDM program.
Current research efforts include:
- Examining the effectiveness of naturally occurring products—such as those derived from plants—against malaria
- Investigating the use of fatty acids to fight various microorganisms that cause disease
- Attempting to create drugs that inhibit production of an enzyme that is integral for the development of the plaques that form in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease
