As the world looks for ways to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, Colorado State University has activated a unique combination of national experts, facilities, and vaccine manufacturing capability to help in the fight.
Decades of experience fighting deadly viruses has researchers at CSU uniquely positioned to lead in the fight against COVID-19.
CSU leadership, researchers and alumni are working together to produce hand sanitizer for the campus community.
Propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, a CSU research team is pursuing a vaccine that would thwart the novel coronavirus using a genetically modified form of the well-known probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus, a bacterium commonly ingested in yogurt and other foods for gut health.
Kaityln Wagner studied prions and laid the groundwork for international collaborations during an externship at Hokkaido University in Japan.
Associate Professor Elizabeth Ryan said there is a great deal of rice bran produced around the world, yet it is often either wasted or used as animal feed.
CSU researchers found that mosquitoes that could transmit the virus were abundant in feedlots and at nearby sites.
VandeWoude is the second female researcher from CSU to join the NAS, and the 12th faculty member elected to the elite group.
"We deal with the same problems, just different species. If we can solve the problem in one species, it can be applied to the other." Dr. Dave Frisbie