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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 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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Gladstone in the News April 30, 2020

Gladstone Institutes Researchers Tackle Coronavirus with Robotics, Mobile Phone Technology

Engineering.com—Gladstone Senior Investigators Melanie Ott and Jennifer Doudna are collaborating with scientists across the Bay Area to develop a rapid COVID-19 testing platform that pairs CRISPR technology with a smartphone camera.

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Article April 30, 2020

Gladstone Scientists Identify a New Potential Reservoir of Latent HIV

New study identifies a type of T cell in tissues that preferentially supports latent infection by HIV.

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Article April 29, 2020

Finding COVID-19 Treatments in FDA-Approved Drugs for Rapid Repurposing

There are thousands of prescription drugs already approved by the FDA for treating diseases. Can one of them work for COVID-19?

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Gladstone in the News April 28, 2020

Can You Get the Coronavirus Twice?

Medium—Amidst reports that some individuals who were thought to have recovered from COVID-19 later tested positive, scientists are investigating whether infection confers a lasting immunity. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains how little is known about this novel virus and how the human immune system responds to it.

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Gladstone in the News April 28, 2020

Can You Get the Coronavirus Twice?

Medium—Amidst reports that some individuals who were thought to have recovered from COVID-19 later tested positive, scientists are investigating whether infection confers a lasting immunity. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains how little is known about this novel virus and how the human immune system responds to it.

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Gladstone in the News April 27, 2020

COVID-19 Immunity: The Great Unknown

MEDPAGE Today—It’s not yet known if the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will confer a lasting immunity to the disease. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains that people who had been infected with the related SARS virus showed immunity for up to 6 years, providing some hope that a similar response may protect individuals from repeated COVID-19 infections.

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Gladstone in the News April 24, 2020

Bay Area Medical Expert Warns Dangers of Injecting Disinfectants after Trump Suggests to Do So

KRON4—Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene explains that the scientific community is hard at work trying to identify therapies to treat COVID-19, and warns that disinfectants are poisonous and should not be ingested.

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Article April 24, 2020

From HIV to COVID-19

Researchers who spent decades studying human immunodeficiency virus are using some of the same tools and approaches to tackle SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Article April 22, 2020

Data-Driven Discovery

Many Gladstone researchers rely on computational approaches, machine learning, and innovative software to make biomedical discoveries.

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Gladstone in the News April 20, 2020

“Crushed the Curve”—Researcher Says Steps Taken in California Have Done More than Flatten the Curve

KRON4—Gladstone virologist Warner Greene explains that the shelter in place order has helped California control the spread of COVID-19, but warns that individuals must continue to be vigilant and practice social distancing to protect against a resurgence.

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Gladstone in the News April 20, 2020

Hundreds of Thousands in LA County May Have Been Infected with Coronavirus, Study Finds

Los Angeles Times—A study in Los Angeles county suggests that the number of COVID-19 cases may be much higher than originally thought, because many people experienced mild symptoms. Gladstone Investigator Warner Greene explains that scientists agree that many cases have been missed, but remain unsure of the true number.

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Gladstone in the News April 19, 2020

What We Know, and Don’t Know, a Month into Bay Area’s Shelter-in-Place Order

San Francisco Chronicle—Senior Investigator Warner Greene describes how quick action to close businesses and send people home helped the Bay Area “crush the curve” of COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News April 17, 2020

The Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19

JAMA Network—Antibody tests could help identify who has already been infected with SARS-CoV-2, and may now be immune. Gladstone Investigator Melanie Ott explains that understanding how far immunity has spread could help determine when it will be safe to ease social distancing requirements.

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