For the third time, Biomedical Sciences researcher Branko Stefanovic has won a GAP (Grant Assistance Program) award for completion of his project testing for a novel anti-fibrotic drug.
“Fibrosis is one of the most common conditions,” said Stefanovic. “It’s basically excessive scarring of internal organs. It can affect any internal organ, but by far the most common is liver fibrosis.”
The award comes in the amount of $50,000 from the FSU Research Foundation. GAP was established in 2006 to help FSU researchers transfer their work from the lab into the commercial market. Additional funding for this research will come from commercial partners.