{"671452":{"#nid":"671452","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"New research study could lead to better flu virus protection for warfighters, public","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/afresearchlab.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAir Force Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, or AFRL, is collaborating with Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, on a new research project to design strains of probiotic bacteria that can provide health benefits to stimulate immune recognition of influenza.\u0026nbsp;Developing more effective methods to combat influenza could reduce impacts on military readiness and training from outbreaks and augment vaccine efforts to increase force health protection capabilities. \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, co-wrote a proposal that met Air Force requirements, and he will work with other researchers to develop the proof-of-concept project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/afresearchlab.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAir Force Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, or AFRL, is collaborating with Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, on a new research project to design strains of probiotic bacteria that can provide health benefits to stimulate immune recognition of influenza.\u0026nbsp;Developing more effective methods to combat influenza could reduce impacts on military readiness and training from outbreaks and augment vaccine efforts to increase force health protection capabilities. \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, co-wrote a proposal that met Air Force requirements, and he will work with other researchers to develop the proof-of-concept project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-12-06 17:45:10","changed_gmt":"2023-12-06 17:45:10","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Air Force Materiel Command","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.afmc.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3605745\/new-research-study-could-lead-to-better-flu-virus-protection-for-warfighters-pu\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"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":"193325","name":"U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine"},{"id":"191204","name":"Air Force Research Laboratory"},{"id":"765","name":"influenza"}],"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":""}}}