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Response to COVID-19

Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researches in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD

UNC School of Medicine researchers Aravinda de Silva, PhD, and Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and colleagues developed a COVID-19 test that pinpoints human antibodies specific to a particular part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The test can be ramped up to document past and recent COVID-19 infections and possibly used to identify asymptomatic virus infection and the level of immunity in individuals.

Major study of coronavirus infection in human airways adds to evidence that wearing a mask is an important protective step toward limiting transmission of COVID-19. The lead authors of the study in the journal Cell are UNC-Chapel Hill pulmonary expert Richard Boucher, MD, and virology expert Ralph Baric, PhD.

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) is leading a study with Christine Peat, PhD, director of the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (NCEED), to characterize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with eating disorders. Preliminary data from the U.S. and the Netherlands are being published to share with clinicians and caregivers to provide a roadmap forward as the pandemic evolves.

Olafur Palsson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, led a study investigating the emotional and mental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. The study authors are releasing their findings directly to the public in an effort to provide guidance and understanding to individuals and clinicians as the pandemic evolves.

The UNC School of Medicine has researchers across disciplines working together to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UNC Medical Center is now collecting convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to help current UNC Health COVID-19 patients, under FDA guidelines. UNC School of Medicine researchers are planning a clinical trial to analyze coronavirus antibody responses in patients who receive convalescent plasma.

Be a Maker and students from the UNC School of Medicine team up with Duke and NC State to design and produce thousands of face shields for healthcare workers.

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White Coats Black Doctors

A student group founded by medical students, White Coats Black Doctors is working to increase diversity in the medical profession by supporting the development of future black physicians.

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Grateful patient and husband establish breast cancer research fund

Bill and Nancy Graham of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have donated $1 million to support breast cancer research and care at UNC Lineberger.

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EMPATHY AND EXPERTISE

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Response to COVID-19

UNC Infectious Diseases Division Launching COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial

UNC Researchers Create New Type of Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Test

Researchers Map SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells of Nasal Cavity, Bronchia, Lungs

UNC Researchers Collaborate on Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on People with Eating Disorders

UNC Researcher Leads National Survey on Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Meet UNC School of Medicine’s COVID-19 Research Heroes

UNC Begins Plasma Collection for Treating COVID-19 Patients

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