News & Events

Date: April 12-13, 2017
Event: Bi‐annual TBRU Meeting in Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA


Date: March 21-22, 2017
Event: NIAID Annual TBRU-N Meeting, Bethesda, DC

Date: October 13-14, 2016
Event: Bi‐annual TBRU Meeting in Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Date: September 16, 2016
News: Emory Press Release:
JAMA editorial highlights challenges of implementing new TB screening guidelines

Date: March 22-23, 2016
Event: NIAID Annual TBRU-N Meeting, Bethesda, DC

Date: March 1-2, 2016
Event: Bi‐annual TBRU Meeting in Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Date: September 8-9, 2015
Event: Bi‐annual TBRU Meeting in Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA


Date: May 19‐20, 2015
Event: NIAID TBRU Kick‐Off Meeting, Bethesda, DC


Date: May 4‐5, 2015
Event: Bi‐annual TBRU Meeting in Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

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Date: Spring 2015
News: Emory Magazine article: Immunology Research May Lead to Long-Sought TB Vaccine
Details: Emory scientists are looking for ways to control an ancient disease by solving one of its key mysteries: Why is it that most people with a latent tuberculosis (TB) infection never develop TB symptoms, but others do?

Date: Feb.19, 2015
News: Emory Press Release: NIH selects Emory‐led partnership as one of four TB Research Units, with seven‐year $18.7M grant
Details: In an effort to drive innovation in tuberculosis (TB) research, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected four sites, including one led by Emory University and collaborating institutions, for a Tuberculosis Research Units (TBRU) network. The NIH will award the Emory-led TBRU approximately $18.7 million over seven years.



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Feb. 18, 2015
News: NIH/NIAID Press Release: NIH Expands Key Tuberculosis Research Program
Details: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is expanding its Tuberculosis Research Units (TBRU) program in an effort to drive innovation in tuberculosis (TB) research. NIAID is awarding up to $15.2 million in fiscal year 2015 and as much as $105.3 million over seven years to fund four institutions that will act as a collaborative TBRU network.