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Juliana Sohn (L: Alex K. Shalek) and Audrey Sporrij (R: Jose Ordovas-Montanes)
Blog / 05.21.20
Researchers study single cells to ask why children generally fare better against COVID-19
In #WhyIScience Q&A, medical engineer Alex K. Shalek and biologist Jose Ordovas-Montanes talk about their work on pediatric COVID-19 patient samples and how they quickly pivoted their research to respond to the pandemic.Read more
Erik Jacob
Blog / 05.12.20
Combing through old drugs to find new ones for COVID-19
The Broad Institute’s Drug Repurposing Hub has opened its repository of nearly 7,000 drug compounds to help scientists discover COVID-19 treatments.Read more
Juliana Sohn
Blog / 04.9.20
Geneticists come together to ask: Why do some people have worse COVID-19 symptoms than others?
The new COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative aims to foster collaboration around the globe and examine the genetics of coronavirus severity and susceptibility.Read more
Blog / 02.3.20
#WhyIScience Q&A: A software engineer tells her story of moving from finance to biomedical research
Eno-Abasi Augustine-Akpan talks about her career shift and her passion for mentoring young girls of color in science.Read more
Scott Sassone
Blog / 01.16.20
#WhyIScience Q&A: How a global collaboration is boosting science and public health in Senegal
Aida Badiane and Katie Siddle talk about their work on malaria and other fever-causing pathogens and the changes they’ve seen in public health and research in the West African country.Read more