The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Researchers Francisco Fernandez-Lima and Guo-Wei Wei will join the University of Georgia as its newest Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholars on Aug. 1, according to a UGA press release. Both professors’ work involves drug development, environmental science and personalized medicine. Fernandez-Lima is currently a professor of chemistry, physics and biochemistry at Florida International University. He will be UGA’s GRA Eminent Scholar in Microbial Physiology, as well as director of the Biomolecular and Human Analysis Center. Guo-Wei Wei is an MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Michigan State University. Wei will be UGA’s GRA Eminent Scholar in Structural Biology, working in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology along with the department of mathematics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. UGA currently has 18 active GRA Eminent Scholars, including Fernandez-Lima and Wei. The GRA is a nonprofit, public-private partnership that uses state funds to recruit scientific talent, improve labs and promote entrepreneurship to further Georgia’s economy. Across Georgia’s research universities, GRA Eminent Scholars are the experts in their respective fields. Anna Stenport, dean of the Franklin College, expressed excitement about welcoming both professors. “Dr. Fernandez-Lima and Dr. Wei represent the kind…
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