Max Cooper may have saved your life

His discovery a half-century ago changed modern medicine


A half-century ago, Max Cooper made a historic discovery that forever changed our understanding of the human immune system.

Today, Dr. Cooper is a GRA Eminent Scholar at Emory University, and he's one of scores of world-renowned scientists GRA has helped recruit to Georgia. 

In 2022, GRA Eminent Scholars brought in $899 million in federal and private research grants to our state. Their labs employ nearly 2,000 postdocs, research professionals and support staff.

And quite often, they discover or invent something life-changing ... just as Max Cooper did.