Gladstone in the News
October 14, 2020
abc News—Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, comments on the fact that the experimental treatments President Trump received for COVID-19 were tested on cells that were derived from fetal tissue decades ago, and expresses concern that the Trump administration's current ban on the use of fetal tissue for research could slow efforts to curb the pandemic.
Gladstone Experts
COVID-19
Cardiovascular Disease
Srivastava Lab
Gladstone in the News
October 12, 2020
POZ—Finding a cure to HIV will require a full understanding of the latent reservoir, the population of cells in which the virus hides, evading antiretroviral therapy. Gladstone scientist Nadia Roan describes her recent work mapping an atlas of the reservoir, and how it provides hope that new therapies could be developed to target and eliminate reservoir cells.
Gladstone Experts
HIV/AIDS
Virology
Roan Lab
Gladstone in the News
October 8, 2020
The New York Times—The experimental drugs used to treat President Trump for COVID-19 were developed with the help of a human cell line derived from a fetus aborted decades ago. Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, and Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comment on the ethics of accepting this treatment while also banning research using newly derived fetal cells, in the process thwarting the development of life-saving treatments for other conditions.
Gladstone Experts
COVID-19
Cardiovascular Disease
Center for HIV Cure Research
Greene Lab
Srivastava Lab
Article
October 8, 2020
A new series led by Gladstone, Georgia Tech, the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute at University of Washington, and UT Austin starts a national conversation about race and diversity in STEM fields.
Communications
Elevated Voices
Diversity
Gladstone in the News
October 5, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle—After the president was diagnosed with COVID-19, he received aggressive medical treatment. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene noted that the combination of drugs the president received has not been tested or proven effective, and that the dexamethasone he was given is a sign his illness might be more severe than it appears.
Gladstone Experts
COVID-19
Virology
Greene Lab