COVID-19

Advanced diagnostic devices hold potential for achieving precision healthcare.

What do 23andMe and Snapchat have in common? They both collect very personal information about their users. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

People with COVID-19 sometimes lose their sense of smell. But a clinical researcher has a possible solution: the patient’s own blood.

Anna Blakney, an RNA bioengineer and TikTok science communicator, studies how self-amplifying RNA improves RNA vaccines and therapeutics.

It’s human nature to compare one’s success to others, but thinking that the grass is greener on the other side can be detrimental to one’s health. Recognizing strategies as equal but unique ways to tackle a common problem is a healthier perspective.

Learn how scientists detect viral pathogens lurking in the environment to mitigate infectious disease threats. 

Inspired by toys from her childhood, bioengineer Michelle Khine designs microscale diagnostics and wearable biosensors with the hope of revolutionizing how people monitor their health.

As the science on vaccination and natural infection-based immunity against COVID-19 variants continues to evolve, accurately communicating study results and their limitations has never been more important.

LIVE April 19th, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Biologics targeting coronavirus and variants of interest emerge as the latest therapeutic strategy for treating COVID-19.

After tragedy struck during a 1960s clinical trial, development of a vaccine for RSV ground to a halt. But as new RSV vaccine candidates enter late-stage clinical trials, a safe and effective vaccine is finally in sight.