Southern Research Institute Awarded $1.4 Million Grant to Develop New Screening Tools to Aid Search for Antiviral Drugs That Combat Flu.

Byline: Southern Research Institute

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Southern Research Institute has been awarded more than $1.4 million in federal grant monies to develop new high-throughput screening tools to expedite the search for antiviral drugs that are effective against influenza, including the H5N1 avian flu strain.

"Southern Research is conducting vital work for our area, and I congratulate the company for securing this grant," Congressman Spencer Bachus said today in a news release announcing the grant. Southern Research was awarded this grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an office of the U.S. …