Controlling the Spread of Pathogen Transmission in Communities: A Risk Assessment Approach Integration of high-precision laboratory data and computational modeling to inform quantitative microbial risk assessments of pathogen transmission under various conditions within indoor environments. Read more Immune Vulnerability and SARS- CoV-2 Virus Variants in Older and General Populations There is an urgent need to understand defects of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in older adults, including its breadth across different antigens of the virus, clonal complexity, functional adequacy, durability, and the ability to guard against virus escape variants. The current pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address these needs and fill the gaps in knowledge, with the purpose to protect both adult and older populations from COVID-19. Read more Saline-Direct, Infectivity and Length of Quarantine Current PCR tests are cumbersome, slow and uncomfortable. Improving scalability, cost, and sensitivity of tests are essential for widespread testing to be an effective pandemic surveillance strategy. Read more Theme Collaborators Image Koenraad Van Doorslaer Assistant Professor, Virology vandoorslaer@arizona.edu
Controlling the Spread of Pathogen Transmission in Communities: A Risk Assessment Approach Integration of high-precision laboratory data and computational modeling to inform quantitative microbial risk assessments of pathogen transmission under various conditions within indoor environments. Read more
Immune Vulnerability and SARS- CoV-2 Virus Variants in Older and General Populations There is an urgent need to understand defects of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in older adults, including its breadth across different antigens of the virus, clonal complexity, functional adequacy, durability, and the ability to guard against virus escape variants. The current pandemic presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address these needs and fill the gaps in knowledge, with the purpose to protect both adult and older populations from COVID-19. Read more
Saline-Direct, Infectivity and Length of Quarantine Current PCR tests are cumbersome, slow and uncomfortable. Improving scalability, cost, and sensitivity of tests are essential for widespread testing to be an effective pandemic surveillance strategy. Read more
