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Gladstone in the News April 30, 2020

Research Shows Common Cough Syrup Ingredient Makes Coronavirus Grow More

KQED—Gladstone Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan and his team found that many drugs already approved by the FDA for other purposes may be useful to treat COVID-19. The research also reveals that an ingredient commonly found in cough suppressants can cause the SARS-CoV-2 virus to grow more quickly in the lab setting.

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Article April 30, 2020

Nature Publication Presents New “Blueprint” Revealing How SARS-CoV-2 Virus Hijacks Human Cells

Points to drugs with potential to fight COVID-19, and a drug that promotes infection

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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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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 8, 2020

Inside the Unprecedented Global Race for a Coronavirus Cure

Nikkei Asian Review—Gladstone Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan describes how his lab launched a collaborative effort to map all human proteins that interact with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Through this heroic effort, a map was produced in just a few weeks. Now, the team is testing to see if drugs can be used to disrupt those interactions to fight the infection.

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Gladstone in the News April 2, 2020

COVID-19 and Drug Development

Medium—In collaboration with almost 30 research groups worldwide, Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan helps to identify the correlating proteins between human cells and SARS-CoV-2 in targeting COVID-19 treatment.

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Gladstone in the News March 30, 2020

How a Bay Area Team Went Global to Find Potential Drugs for COVID-19

San Francisco Business Times—22 laboratories nationwide are working in collaboration with Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan in a race against the clock to find antiviral solutions to the rising pandemic.

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Gladstone in the News March 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction

CNN—Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan shares details on his recent study that identifies 69 drugs to be tested against COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News March 25, 2020

India’s Perfectly-Timed Lockdown & Wartime Efforts to Find COVID-19 Cure

ThePrint—New drugs to treat the COVID-19 virus may take up to a decade for approval, according to Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan.

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Gladstone in the News March 25, 2020

Gladstone Scientists Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic

The Stem Cellar—Gladstone Investigators Jennifer Doudna, Melanie Ott, Nevan Krogan, Warner Greene, and Leor Weinberger team up to develop an effective approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19.

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Article March 24, 2020

Gladstone-led Team Identifies Potential Drug Targets to Fight COVID-19

Using coronavirus proteins as baits, researchers led by Gladstone Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan identified human proteins that may mediate infection and become targets for new therapies.

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Article March 20, 2020

Gladstone Institutes Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gladstone scientists have rapidly pivoted the focus of their research labs to the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2.

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Gladstone in the News March 19, 2020

Trump Calls Anti-Malaria Drug a “Game-changer” for Coronavirus, but the FDA Says It Needs Study

The Washington Post—As the Trump administration pushes the FDA to find treatments for the coronavirus, Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan comments to the Washington Post about his research efforts on finding already approved drugs that could be rapidly repurposed to fight virus.

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Gladstone in the News March 17, 2020

Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment

The New York Times—Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan led a team consisting of hundreds of scientists and 22 laboratories from across the globe to identify 50 drugs that could be effective against COVID-19.

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Gladstone in the News March 4, 2020

New Genes Controlling HIV Infection Discovered That Could Help Make Predictions about Pharmacy

Pharmacy Times—Pharmacy Times reports on a recent study from Nevan Krogan’s lab that uses a large-scale genetic approach to uncover human genes controlling HIV infection.

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