Dr. Ronit Freeman’s proposals for the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s COVID-19 Initiative, and her subsequent awards to research ways to capture and disable coronavirus spikes, have been featured on the UNC College of Arts and Sciences website. You can read the article here. Dr Freeman will be collaborating with Rommie Amaro, professor of chemistry… Continue reading Molecular approaches to detect and mitigate COVID-19
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Freeman Lab awarded 2 RCSA grants to research COVID-19
The Freeman Lab is happy to announce that we have received funding via two Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) grants to investigate the COVID-19 virus. The first of these grants, titled “Pan-Covid-19 MultiValent Binders (MVBs) to Block Virus Entry”, was submitted with Rommie Amaro of the University of California and Carlos Simmerling of Stony… Continue reading Freeman Lab awarded 2 RCSA grants to research COVID-19
Lung mucus strategy to mitigate Covid-19 transmission and infection receives NSF RAPID grant
The Freeman Lab is part of a multidisciplinary team that has been awarded an NSF RAPID grant, to explore the critical role of airway mucus in the transmission, infection, and spread of the COVID-19 virus. You can read more about this award at the Innovate Carolina website here. While the world waits for a vaccine… Continue reading Lung mucus strategy to mitigate Covid-19 transmission and infection receives NSF RAPID grant
Pandemic Lessons
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced colleges and educators to think on their feet and drastically alter their practices. Moving courses online and practicing social distancing are only some of the changes being made. A new article posted on the UNC College of Arts and Sciences website highlights some of the ways faculty are adjusting their… Continue reading Pandemic Lessons
Coming Together To Print Solutions
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted an urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) among the medical teams working on the front lines to treat the disease. PPE shortages have been reported in hospitals throughout the globe, and groups of individuals and organizations worldwide have stepped up to assist. Here in North Carolina, UNC’s… Continue reading Coming Together To Print Solutions