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Scott Sassone
Blog / 07.27.20
Surveillance testing of nursing homes shows most who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 had no reported symptoms
Individuals with and without symptoms at the time of testing have similar viral loads, suggesting significant transmission regardless of current symptom status.Read more
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Blog / 06.4.20
Introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the greater Boston area
New data from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health provide insights into the entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Boston area and epidemiological events that shaped the trajectory of the epidemic in the region.Read more
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