Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo is leading a national team that hopes to repurpose an existing tuberculosis vaccine to fight the coronavirus. About 700 participants are needed in Texas for the clinical trial.

Rapid Response To COVID-19

May 1, 2020 • 3 min. read

Texas A&M and TEES staff are using their manufacturing expertise to produce medical devices and personal protective equipment for hospitals.

Despite federal red tape limiting testing capacity, the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station began limited human testing this week.

Scientists are recruiting hundreds of medical workers to test the existing vaccine's ability to mitigate the effects of the illness. Results are expected within six months.

With Texas school districts closed for the rest of the year, Texas A&M faculty have developed a series of videos to help kids learn from home.

Texas A&M scientists are studying which household materials make the most effective filters for face masks.

Experts from Texas A&M explain how robots are being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteers across the state will make face masks for hospitals, clinics and medical facilities to protect against the deadly virus.

Professor Wenshe Ray Liu was the first to ID the drug as a possible treatment for COVID-19.

Research teams are invited to compete for grants for research related to the pandemic.