
infectious diseases
Texas A&M Testing COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates For iBio, Inc.
June 24, 2020 • 3 min. readScientists expect to see preliminary results from pre-clinical trials before Oct. 1.
Top Texas A&M Scientists Call For COVID-19 Investigation
June 23, 2020 • 3 min. readThey say a bipartisan inquiry will be needed to learn from pandemic response failures.
Texas A&M Doctoral Student Accelerates COVID-19 Antibody Identification
June 16, 2020 • 3 min. readJose Wippold is adapting an existing microfluidic sensor he developed to look for antibodies that can fight against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Should Public Health Be Part Of Core College Curriculum?
June 12, 2020 • 3 min. readThe COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on the need for wider public knowledge of diseases and how they spread.
Texas A&M Study: Face Masks Critical In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19
June 12, 2020 • 3 min. readResearchers estimate that the measure prevented more than 66,000 infections in New York City in less than a month.
Researchers Using Artificial Intelligence In Fight Against Effects Of COVID-19
June 9, 2020 • 2 min. readA Texas A&M team from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is participating in a challenge to find effective antibodies for secondary infections.
Texas A&M Expert: As Coronavirus Pandemic Enters New Phase, Expect Spikes In Cases
June 3, 2020 • 7 min. readNew positive cases and deaths appear to be slowing, but avoiding complacency will be critical as Texas continues its phased economic reopening.
Researchers To Develop Device To Identify Antibodies That Can Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection
June 1, 2020 • 3 min. readA Texas A&M team received a National Science Foundation grant to pursue the 'lab-on-a-chip' technology to rapidly identify antibodies for therapeutics to fight COVID-19.
How Did Germany Contain COVID-19?
May 18, 2020 • 5 min. readDavid Brenner, a Texas A&M expert in German and European studies, explains the cultural reasons that may have contributed to Germany's containment of the coronavirus.
National Science Foundation Funds Research Into Smart Building Ventilation
May 15, 2020 • 2 min. readTexas A&M engineering researchers seek to develop a ventilation control system to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in public buildings.