Gladstone in the News
June 16, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle—Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, comments on the recent report that dexamethasone, a common anti-inflammatory drug, reduces the death rate of severely ill COVID-19 patients by one third.
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June 2, 2020
The New York Times—Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, is one of the virologists prominently featured in this detailed account of the COVID-19 pandemic and of scientists’ efforts to understand and fight the coronavirus.
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May 31, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle—Wearing a mask is increasingly mandated by businesses and local jurisdictions, but some people have refused to comply. Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains that since the coronavirus is spread by respiratory droplets, a mask is an extremely effective way to reduce transmission.
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May 29, 2020
Deep Background with Noah Feldman—Alex Marson, director of the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, shares the results of his lab's evaluation of currently available antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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May 29, 2020
SF Business Times—Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, was recently named one of the most influential women in Bay Area business by the San Francisco Business Times. She reflects on the similarities between the AIDS crisis and the current COVID-19 pandemic, and describes how her lab has refocused their efforts on the novel virus.
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May 29, 2020
San Francisco Business Times—Early on in the pandemic, Gladstone Senior Investigator Jennifer Doudna, PhD, co-discoverer of CRISPR, recognized the need for safe, reliable, and rapid COVID-19 testing. She quickly mobilized a team of scientists from UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, and elsewhere to develop a high-throughput detection assay and test vulnerable and at-risk populations in the Bay Area. Doudna was recently named one of the most influential women in Bay Area business by the San Francisco Business Times.
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May 24, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene comments on how people can reduce risks when resuming get-togethers with friends or family.
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May 18, 2020
When Science Speaks Podcast—Senior Investigator Warner Greene shares his team’s plan to screen FDA-approved drugs to find those that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19.
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May 18, 2020
The Mercury News—Scientists are racing to develop and test vaccines to protect people against COVID-19, and clinical trials to determine the efficacy of one leading vaccine candidate are scheduled to begin in July. Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, explained that vaccine development is a lengthy process, and the development of effective therapeutics may come before a vaccine is widely available.
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May 14, 2020
Inverse—A new study shows that speaking loudly can release droplets that contain coronavirus and have the potential to remain airborne for up to 14 minutes. Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains that any amount of the virus has the potential to cause infection.
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