{"id":6372,"date":"2026-01-27T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/?p=6372"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:23:08","slug":"csb-research-spotlight-georgiev-lab-developing-antibody-therapeutics-against-existing-and-emerging-viral-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/2026\/01\/27\/csb-research-spotlight-georgiev-lab-developing-antibody-therapeutics-against-existing-and-emerging-viral-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"CSB Research Spotlight: Georgiev Lab\u2014Developing antibody therapeutics against existing and emerging viral threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/csb\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14\/research-spotlight-fesik-lab\/csb-research-spotlight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CSB Research Spotlight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight-300x180.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2024 五一茶馆儿\/06\/14085600\/CSB-Research-Spotlight.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>The Georgiev lab recently led a multi-institutional study, published in the journal Cell, that focused on the development of antibody therapeutics against existing and emerging viral threats, including RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and avian influenza viruses.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed that a protein language model could design functional human antibodies that recognized the unique antigen sequencies (surface proteins) of<\/p>\n<p>specific viruses, without requiring part of the antibody sequence as a starting template.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2025\/11\/04\/ai-can-speed-antibody-design-to-thwart-novel-viruses-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using AI to speed antibody design<\/a> to thwart novel viruses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Georgiev lab recently led a multi-institutional study, published in the journal Cell, that focused on the development of antibody therapeutics against existing and emerging viral threats, including RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and avian influenza viruses. 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