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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

Those Fleeting, Pesky Coronavirus Antibodies Are Going to Make Developing a Vaccine Awfully Difficult

KNX 1070—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comments on the recent findings that antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, disappear quickly from people's blood after they recover from infection, and discusses the implications for vaccine development.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

Revealing the Genetic Signature of Neurodegenerative Disease

Drug Target Review—Senior Investigator Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, explains her team’s recent discovery of the immune cells in the brain that promote neurodegeneration in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Gladstone in the News July 20, 2020

When Students Return to Class, How Can Parents Reduce Virus Risk?

NBC Bay Area—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, gives advice on how to protect kids from COVID-19 and train them to practice good hygiene in preparation for back-to-school.

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Gladstone in the News July 16, 2020

With Coronavirus Antibodies Fading Fast, Vaccine Hopes Fade Too

San Francisco Chronicle—Commenting on the disappointing recent reports about antibodies as barriers against coronavirus infection, Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan, PhD, and Visiting Scientist Danielle Swaney, PhD, emphasize the need for drug treatments as an alternative, and describe how they look for such treatments.

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Gladstone in the News July 16, 2020

What Are Antibodies?

Live Science—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, lends his expertise in immunology to a detailed article describing the various types of antibodies the immune system produces during an infection, and how they help fight invaders or can be used as therapies.

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Gladstone in the News July 15, 2020

Bay Area Counties Struggle with the Surging Coronavirus as Economies Shut Back Down

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, blames the easing of restrictions in the spring on the recent uptick in COVID-19 confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in many California counties.

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Gladstone in the News July 12, 2020

Why a Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t End the Pandemic by Itself

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, explains that just like with HIV/AIDS, combination drug therapy might offer a reasonable option to protect against COVID-19 until good vaccines come along.

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Video July 7, 2020

Gaslighting in the Academy: Actually Making Black Lives Matter

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Article July 6, 2020

Herpesviruses Hedge Their Bets to Optimize Survival

Varying levels of proteins in cytomegalovirus particles help the virus survive in different conditions.

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Article July 1, 2020

Ryan Corces Joins Gladstone Institutes

A new lab to study the impact of lived experiences on developing Alzheimer’s disease

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Gladstone in the News June 30, 2020

These Existing Cancer Drugs Could Fight COVID-19

considerable.—Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan, PhD, recounts his team's recent finding that drugs that target enzymes known as kinases, many of which were developed to fight cancer, could be effective against COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News June 30, 2020

Quercetin: New Hype for COVID-19?—Parallels Drawn with Early Data on Hydroxychloroquine

MedPage Today—Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, voices skepticism about the potential of the over-the-counter supplement quercetin as treatment for COVID-19.

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Article June 30, 2020

COVID-19 Relies on Cell’s “Master Regulators” for Survival

Finding reveals achilles’ heel easily targeted with existing drugs

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Article June 30, 2020

New Genomic Atlas of the Developing Human Brain

Scientists at Gladstone and UCSF created a valuable new resource for studying the origins of neurodevelopmental disease.

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Gladstone in the News June 29, 2020

“The Heart and Human Development” Featuring Dr. Benoit Bruneau

The Stem Cell Podcast—Senior Investigator Benoit Bruneau describes his lab's recent work, including their use of stem cells to model and and understand congenital heart diseases, their investigation of the role of epigenetics in human development, and their sequencing of the Komodo dragon's genome, as well as his motivation and his path to science.

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