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Gladstone in the News March 9, 2022

Disease in a Dish: What Mini-Hearts and Other Organs Reveal about Long COVID

San Jose Mercury News—Senior Investigators Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, recount how they used miniature balls of beating heart cells called organoids to study the effects of COVID-19 on the heart. The heart cells were derived from a person's skin cells, thanks to technology pioneered by Senior Investigator and Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD.

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Article March 8, 2022

It’s Time to Close the Gap for Women in STEM

An open letter from Gladstone’s president for International Women’s Day

Diversity

Article March 1, 2022

Gladstone Science Has Three Chances to Win STAT Madness

Gladstone discoveries compete head-to-head with other scientific advancements

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Article February 18, 2022

Getting to the Heart of Complex Disease

Gladstone researchers develop robust strategy for sifting through large-scale genetic data to better understand congenital heart problems

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Article February 15, 2022

Meet Gladstone: Nicole Velasquez

Nicole Velasquez shares why she loves working at Gladstone, the importance of Black History Month, and how she spends her time outside of work

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Article February 14, 2022

Summer Internship Forges a New More Inclusive Path in the Time of COVID-19

Gladstone program managers adapted the format of the PUMAS summer internship to meet the needs and safety of students and mentors

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Article February 11, 2022

When Will This Pandemic End?

And other questions you have about Omicron and the pandemic

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Video February 4, 2022

Omicron Update

In this COVID-19: Ask the Experts webinar, Gladstone virologists explain the latest science about the Omicron variant and answer questions about masking, testing, and more

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Gladstone in the News February 4, 2022

Should We Go All in on Omicron Vaccines?

The Atlantic—Senior Investigator Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, explains that even with additional booster shots, a vaccine directed at the original coronavirus will eventually fail to protect us from new variants.

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Article February 3, 2022

Scientists Reveal “Rosetta Stone” of Immune Cell Function

Researchers adapt a variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to activate genes in human immune cells and study the consequences

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Article February 2, 2022

Fifty Years of Funding Alzheimer’s Disease Research

A long-standing Gladstone donor explains why it’s important to support scientists who can help cure this devastating disease

Donor Stories

Gladstone in the News January 26, 2022

Omicron Could Be the Beginning of the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Time—The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has spread around the world at an alarming rate, but some scientists think the variant might actually be a sign of hope. Nadia Roan explains that widespread infection may lead to widespread immunity, which could help turn the pandemic virus into an endemic virus. Warner Greene posits that the best-case scenario is that the virus will weaken, continuing to spread but without causing severe disease.

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Article January 26, 2022

Mutant Stem Cells Defy Rules of Development

Removing one gene from developing heart cells suddenly makes them turn into brain cell precursors, making researchers rethink cellular identity

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Article January 26, 2022

Katerina Akassoglou Elected Lifetime AAAS Fellow

Gladstone investigator receives distinct honor within the scientific community

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Article January 18, 2022

What You Should Know About Omicron

Gladstone virologists answer your most pressing questions about the latest variant of COVID-19

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