News

Boucher Consulted for Scientific American Article on Repeat COVID Infections

Richard C. Boucher, MD, was consulted for an article in Scientific American about repeat COVID infections and their relationship to severe disease and long COVID. The article, “Do Repeat COVID Infections Increase the Risk of Severe Disease or Long COVID?,” can be read here.

Freeman Receives Cottrell Scholar Award

Ronit Freeman, PhD, an associate professor of applied physical sciences, has been recognized as a rising star in chemistry. Read the full story here.

Okuda Awarded $2.83M from NHLBI to Study Mucociliary Clearance System in the Lung

Kenichi Okuda, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $2.83M, five year, grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for his project, “Mucociliary innate defense mechanism in the human distal airway.” Read the full story here.

Drummond Consulted for Wilkes Journal-Patriot Article on COVID Hospitalizations for Elderly

M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, was consulted for an article in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot regarding the high COVID-19-related hospitalization rate for people 80 years and older. The article, “Hospitalizations of those 80-plus higher than before vaccine,” can be read here.