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Gladstone in the News May 8, 2020

A Multiple Sclerosis Drug May Speed COVID-19 Recovery

ScienceNews—A study in Hong Kong showed that a drug cocktail that boosts the power of the immune system may speed recovery from COVID-19. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains that the results also show that this approach requires treating patients early in the course of the disease.

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Gladstone in the News May 8, 2020

Scientists at Gladstone and UCSF Form Two New Research Institutes

The Stem Cellar—Gladstone announced the formation of two new institutes: the Gladstone Institute of Virology, which will focus on COVID-19 and other emerging viruses, and the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, which will focus on approaches to manipulate the immune system to fight cancer, autoimmune disease, and infectious disease. The Institute of Virology will be led by Melanie Ott, and the Institute of Genomic Immunology will be led by Alexander Marson.

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Article May 7, 2020

Two New Research Institutes in the Bay Area

Scientists at Gladstone and UCSF launch new efforts in virology and genomic immunology

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Gladstone in the News May 7, 2020

Gladstone Launches Two New Institutes: One Focused on COVID-19, the Other on Cell Therapies

San Francisco Business Times—Gladstone recently announced the formation of two new institutes: the Gladstone Institute of Virology, which will be directed by Melanie Ott, and the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, which will be led by Alexander Marson.

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Article May 6, 2020

“I’m Supporting Research to Help Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

People from around the world donate money and equipment to accelerate science at Gladstone

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Gladstone in the News May 5, 2020

Rallying to the Fight against COVID-19

New York Academy of Sciences—New York Academy of Sciences: Many winners of the NYAS Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists have redirected their research efforts to focus on COVID-19. These include Gladstone Senior Investigators Leor Weinberger and Nevan Krogan.

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Gladstone in the News May 4, 2020

CoronaCast: Raising Awareness through Researched Content

The Daily Star—Mir Khalid, a graduate student at Gladstone Institutes, participated in CoronaCast, a Facebook platform intended to share research-based information about the pandemic.

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Gladstone in the News May 2, 2020

Ingredient in Common Over-the-Counter Cough Medicines Helps Coronavirus Grow, Says Research

MEAWW—Gladstone Investigator Nevan Krogan describes his efforts to identify drugs that affect COVID-19, including the finding that a component of cough syrup may have the undesirable effect of improving viral replication.

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Gladstone in the News May 2, 2020

Why the Bay Area’s Coronavirus “Curves” Look Better than LA’s

Vallejo Times-Herald—Gladstone virologist Warner Greene speculates that while social distancing has helped keep the coronavirus in check in the Bay Area, people in warmer Southern California may be experiencing “COVID-19 fatigue”, and their increased outings are allowing the virus to spread.

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Article May 1, 2020

Protecting the Heart from COVID-19

Cardiac effects of COVID-19 are starting to show in patients and researchers are ready to fight it.

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Video May 1, 2020

How Do Our Genes Sculpt a Heart?

Watch the first video in the Newton Webinar Series and learn how genes sculpt our hearts.

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Gladstone in the News May 1, 2020

What Will the World Look like When COVID-19 Crisis Is Over?

The Mercury News—Bay Area research organizations, including Gladstone Institutes, are leading the hunt for COVID-19 therapies and preventative strategies.

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Gladstone in the News May 1, 2020

Chasing a Killer

San Francisco Chronicle—Gladstone Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan describes his team’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how by mapping the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and human cells they hope to identify ways to eliminate the deadly virus.

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Video May 1, 2020

CRISPR, Genetic Disease, and COVID-19

Learn more about CRISPR, a disruptive technology influencing advances in treatment and cures of diseases through gene editing.

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Gladstone in the News April 30, 2020

Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus

New York Times—Gladstone Investigator Nevan Krogan describes his team’s effort to identify drugs that target the human proteins that interact with SARS-CoV-2, and the hope that this effort may lead to effective therapies for COVID-19 that can move rapidly through the testing and approval process.

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