Medical school labs pivot to fight a common enemy
Combating COVID-19 (Links to an external site)
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ICTS investigators test fluvoxamine repurposed as treatment for COVID, Utilize fully-remote clinical trial to reach participants
The proverbial saying ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is frequently used to explain how great innovations are made during times of urgent need. Never has the need been direr than when the COVID pandemic hit in March 2020 and health care providers were struggling to find treatments for patients fighting this new and deadly […]
Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease (Links to an external site)
Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubation
ICTS investigators featured in National Institute of General Medical Sciences blog
January 13 blogpost, “Fight Against COVID-19 Aided by Sepsis Researchers” features Richard Hotchkiss, MD and Kenneth Remy, MD. Read the entire blog post here.
Doctors test popular anti-depressant to see if it fights off Covid-19 (Links to an external site)
Fauci gives COVID-19 update to School of Medicine faculty, staff, students (Links to an external site)
Virtual talk also open to general public
Fauci to discuss COVID-19 during online med school event Jan. 7 (Links to an external site)
Lecture hosted by Department of Medicine will be available online to public
Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots (Links to an external site)
Discovery could aid early screening, shed light on how Chiari malformation arises
Podcast: Vaccines have arrived but COVID-19 treatments progressing much more slowly (Links to an external site)
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ contrasts the rapid development of effective vaccines with the lack of progress toward effective therapies
Rhonda Belue, PhD, CTRFP Community Track Awardee, Selected as New Chairperson for City of St. Louis Boards of Health and Hospitals (Links to an external site)
At its December 17, 2020, board meeting the City of St. Louis Boards of Health and Hospitals announced the unanimous selection of Rhonda Belue, PhD as its new Board Chairperson. BeLue has served on the board since March 2017 and succeeds Dr. Will Ross as chairperson. Dr. Ross will continue serving on the board.