CSU cancer researcher named 2020 Boettcher Investigator
Dan Regan, an assistant professor in Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, was recently selected to receive the Boettcher Foundation’s 2020 Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award.
Tag: "Infectious Disease Research and Response Network"
AlumLine: Candace Mathiason, Leader of a Scientific Community Researching COVID-19
Mathiason has an amazing talent for creating communities to work together for a common goal. For example, she has an interest in bringing other voices to scientific communication and leadership.
‘We have to try it’: Tuberculosis expert explores coronavirus vaccine research
The team is selecting pieces of proteins from the virus that are known to elicit an immune response against COVID-19.
Evacuation order: She was immersed in One Health research. Our One Health Crisis intervened.
I have become immersed in COVID-19 research activities and preparations to advance the CSU One Health Institute as a powerhouse. I am convinced CSU can be an absolute leader in this area; we have a remarkable coalition of passionate faculty who thrive on rolling up their sleeves, being practical, and working together. -Dr. Sue VandeWoude in CSU magazine
Inside the bat cave: How do bats stay healthy while hosting viruses that cause vicious disease in people?
CSU Magazine: How do bats stay healthy while hosting viruses that cause vicious disease in people? The answers could lead to COVID-19 cures.
Poxviruses could yield protein pathways for coronavirus vaccine
Dr. Amy MacNeill and her team are using the vaccinia virus – used as the very first vaccine, for smallpox – to make a vaccine that would protect against coronavirus.
Beyond the basics: "Foundational science is the point of discovery"
I’ll give you a current example – the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China. Foundational science asks: Where did this virus come from? How does it relate to the other viruses we already know about? Within weeks, the scientific community sequenced the entire genome of the novel strain and determined its relatedness to other coronaviruses.
Minimizing transmission: Testing asymptomatic healthcare workers to find silent COVID-19 carriers
Over the last two months, a team at CSU tested samples from 462 healthcare workers in Colorado.
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to process human COVID-19 tests
Prepared with the necessary certification for laboratory testing performed on humans, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is ready to help the local community process more coronavirus tests.