Emory University

Emory University is one of Atlanta?s prestigious private universities. It is recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools and one of the Southeast's leading health care systems.

Emory University works collaboratively across a diverse community to generate positive transformation in the world, combining courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship, health care and social action.

The University is enriched by its location within Atlanta, and by collaboration among its schools, units and centers, as well as with affiliated institutions.

Emory Research

Emory generates more research funding than any other Georgia university, while maintaining its traditional emphasis on teaching. A few figures from fiscal year 2008 shows why:

• $411.2 million in total research funding awards, more than any other university in Georgia and a 7 percent increase over the previous year
• $387.5 million in health sciences research funding awards
• $300.2 million in federal research funding awards, with more than 80 percent from the National Institutes of Health

Students, faculty and staff pursue research:

• in Emory's nine schools and across dozens of departments
• at research centers and institutes based on campus
• through interdisciplinary programs, partnerships and affiliations

Emory's research network is supported by administrative offices that manage related issues, such as safety, compliance, technology, and grants and finance.

Health Sciences

Emory University also stands out in the area of health science. In fact, Emory scientists won $387.5 million in research funding awards from public and private sources during fiscal year 2008. Of that, $251 million came from the National Institutes of Health, allowing Emory's School of Medicine to rank 18th nationally in funding from the federal agency.

Notable health science research discoveries include:

• More than nine out of 10 HIV patients in the U.S. who are on lifesaving therapy take a drug developed at Emory.
• Emory cardiologists helped develop lifesaving procedures such as angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, and newer technologies such as off-pump surgery.
• Key advancements against Parkinson's disease, including brain mapping, pallidotomy, and deep brain stimulation, were pioneered at Emory or based on Emory discoveries.
• One of the leading vaccine candidates against HIV, already tested in preclinical and early-stage clinical trials, was developed at the Emory Vaccine Center and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
• The gene responsible for fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation, was discovered by Emory scientists. Emory researchers were among the first to develop genetic tests to diagnose fragile X and are close to identifying therapies.

For more information about Emory University, visit www.emory.edu.