UC Davis COVID-19 Research and Researchers in the News (Week of 3/30)
Press Releases and News Outlet Pickups
UC Davis Press Release (3/30): UC Davis Engineers Respond to COVID-19 Challenges
Anticipating a scarcity of medical devices and a lack of treatment options for COVID-19, engineering researchers at the University of California, Davis, ...
- CBS Sacramento: UC Davis Engineers Developing Protective Equipment For Medical Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
... a team of UC Davis engineers in a creative way. They're using the best of the best 3D printing equipment to help during the COVID-19 health crisis.
- KTVZ: UC Davis engineers innovating protective equipment for medical workers during Covid-19 crisis
They're using the best of the best 3D printing equipment to help during the COVID-19 health crisis. The students may be gone from the UC Davis ... - KCRA.com: UC Davis engineers help hospitals with critical needs
Engineers at UC Davis are putting their minds and machines to work to help hospitals and doctors fill critical needs as they treat......
UC Davis Press Release (3/30): Rapid Response by the Office of Research
Like the Research Accelerator Fund, the town halls are open to UC Davis researchers from all disciplines working on COVID-19-related research.
- Patch.com: UC Davis: Rapid Response By The Office Of Research
The COVID-19 Research Accelerator Fund aims to provide rapid-response awards to support research activity on campus, including facilitating both ...
UC Davis Office of Research Press Release (3/30): New Working Group Advances COVID-19 Research at UC Davis
New Working Group Advances COVID-19 Research at UC Davis. Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This scanning electron microscope image shows ...
UC Davis Health Press Release (3/30): Solving a medical mystery and changing CDC screenings for COVID-19
- SFGate: Solving a COVID-19 mystery: Inside UC Davis' new case study
— One month ago, doctors inside Sacramento's UC Davis Medical Center confronted a medical mystery: Northern California's first case of COVID-19 ... - KCRA Sacramento: UC Davis used experimental drug to treat COVID-19 patient
DAVIS, Calif. —. An experimental drug used by UC Davis to treat a woman critically ill because of COVID-19 may soon be able ... - KCRA.com: Solving a COVID-19 mystery: Inside the UC Davis Med Center case
faster, less expensive and more widespread testing of all patients who potentially have COVID-19," reads the UC Davis Health... - gvwire.com: UC Davis Uses Antiviral Drug Remdesivir on 'Very Grave' COVID-19 Patient. She's Home Now.
UC Davis Medical Center received the first case of community transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S. on Feb. 26. Within 24 hours of admission, the ...
UC Davis Press Release (3/31): UC Davis Launches 2 Clinical Studies to Treat COVID-19
UC Davis Health has two clinical trials underway for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, ...
- Sacramento Business Journal: UC Davis conducting clinical trials of two drugs to treat COVID-19
“We have a critical need to confirm safe and effective treatments for COVID-19,” Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, said in ... - KCRA Sacramento: UC Davis Health launches 2 clinical trials to treat COVID-19 COVID-19 causes mild to severe respiratory illness, with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. At this time, doctors treat hospitalized ...
- Sacramento Magazine: Sacramento's Coronavirus Update: Monday, March 30
UC Davis has two clinical trials underway to treat patients with severe COVID-19. Here are some ideas for minding your mental health during this ... - ABC 10: Coronavirus Cure: How UC Davis researchers are participating in clinical trials | COVID-19 in context
Coronavirus Cure: How UC Davis researchers are participating in clinical trials | COVID-19 in context - KCRA.com: What to know about UC Davis COVID-19 treatment trials
candidate for this trial then your doctor can refer you to UC Davis.” UC Davis doctors used remdesivir in February "with...... - Sierra Sun Times: UC Davis Launches 2 Clinical Studies to Treat COVID-19: Remdesivir and Sarilumab
April 1, 2020 - UC Davis Health has two clinical trials underway for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel ... - HealthDay: COVID-19 Drug Trial Launches at Northwestern Medicine
UC Davis Health has two clinical trials underway for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, ...
UC Davis Press Release (3/31): PREDICT Receives Extension for COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response
Led by the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with consortium partners around the world, the project has worked in more ...
- FOX40: UC Davis laboratory receives extension to continue coronavirus research
(KTXL) -- A UC Davis laboratory that has been conducting early detection and tracking SARS-type diseases, like COVID-19, has now gotten an ... - EurekAlert (press release): PREDICT receives extension for COVID-19 pandemic emergency response
Led by the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with consortium partners around the world, the project has worked in ...
UC Davis Press Release (4/2): How Important Is Speech in Transmitting Coronavirus?
... according to aerosol scientists at the University of California, Davis. Although it's not yet known how important this is to the spread of COVID-19, ...
- The Sacramento Bee: Can you catch coronavirus from someone talking to you? Experts say it’s possible
to spread the virus, according to aerosol scientists at the University of California, Davis. “Although it’s not yet...
UC Davis Press Release (4/2): Genome Variation Gives Insight Into Coronavirus Spread
Older UC Davis Press Release (3/19): UC Davis Researchers Race to Develop Coronavirus Solutions
- Sacramento Bee: UC Davis researchers rushing to develop new treatments to stop corononavirus spread
- Herald-Mail Media: UC Davis researchers rushing to develop new treatments to stop coronavirus spread
... assemble a multidisciplinary coronavirus research team from the ranks of the California National Primate Research Center, the School of Medicine, ... - Sacramento Bee (blog): UC Davis researchers rushing to develop new treatments to stop corononavirus spread
... a multidisciplinary coronavirus research team from the ranks of the California National Primate Research Center, the School of Medicine, the Center ... - Napa Valley Register: UC Davis researchers rushing to develop new treatments to stop corononavirus spread
Cases of COVID-19 have exploded in California and across the nation in the weeks since the Solano County patient was diagnosed. The U.S. now leads ...
Other UC Davis Research and Research Studies in the News
Cerus Forms Group to Research Optimal Production of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
BioSpace (press release) (blog)
... of California, Irvine's Vaccine Development Research Laboratory, the Vitalant Research Institute, the California National Primate Research Center, ...
Cerus looks to optimize convalescent plasma therapy
BioWorld Online
... California, Irvine's Vaccine Development Research Laboratory, Vitalant Research Institute, California National Primate Research Center and Enable ...
UC San Diego Partners with Diagnostics Manufacturers for COVID-19 Testing; Begins Trial to…
HospiMedica
Meanwhile, physician-scientists at UC San Diego Health, UC San Francisco, UC Irvine Health and UC Davis Health have begun recruiting participants ...
Coronavirus research: UC San Diego begins testing experimental drug for fighting COVID-19
Del Mar Times
The school is joining with University of California medical centers at Irvine, Davis and San Francisco to study the drug, which has already undergone ...
Coronavirus stay-at-home orders have reduced traffic accidents by half
Los Angeles Times
The UC Davis Road Ecology Center was established to help design ... benefits from reduced injuries and deaths on state highways due to COVID-19?
UC Davis study shows drop in traffic, collisions as Californians stay at home
Fox 40
Fraser Shilling, the co-director of the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis, said a recent study shows the stay-at-home...
Coronavirus Tests Aren't Hard to Find Everywhere
Wall Street Journal
UC Davis developed its test after its hospital treated the first U.S. case of Covid-19 that was contracted without direct exposure to a known case of the ...
UCD research report: Protocols delayed testing of Solano woman for coronavirus
The Sacramento Bee
a research paper published Monday, the medical team at the University of California, Davis shared further details on the......
UC Davis Researchers and Experts Providing Insight
Christine K. Johnson, professor of epidemiology
- Associated Press: Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor
to have their epidemics,” said Christine K. Johnson, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California,... - The New York Times: Counties Without Coronavirus Are Mostly Rural, Poor
At the same time, counties with zero positive tests for COVID-19 have a ... Johnson, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Davis. - Famuan: How COVID-19 compares to past pandemics
The novel coronavirus, commonly known as COVID-19, has caused fear ... In the aforementioned article, UC Davis professor of epidemiology and ...
Jane Sykes, chief veterinary medical officer
- The Huffington Post: A Cat In Belgium Tested Positive For COVID-19, But You Shouldn't Panic
were echoed by Jane Sykes, chief veterinary medical officer at the University of California, Davis. Cats and dogs, she...
Kent Pinkerton
- Xinhua News (Eng.): Interview: Experts say U.S.-China cooperation vitally important for global fight against COVID-19
as well as for the world," Kent Pinkerton, professor of the University of California Davis School of Medicine, told... - Xinhua: Spotlight: Experts say COVID-19 mitigation efforts may reduce projected deaths in US
Kent Pinkerton, professor of pediatrics from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, said that based on the current stay-in-shelter ... - The New Times: Experts on why younger adults comprise big portion of US COVID-19 cases
... carriers of the coronavirus," said Kent Pinkerton, professor of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, in an interview with Xinhua. - Mirage News: Coronavirus in children: Observations from Wuhan, China
Kent Pinkerton, professor of pediatrics at the UC Davis School of Medicine, co-authored this study. Kent Pinkerton. The letter, titled “SARS-CoV-2 ... - News Ghana: Nearly 40 percent of the COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the United States were younger than 55 ...
... carriers of the coronavirus,” said Kent Pinkerton, professor of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, in an interview with Xinhua. - China.org.cn: Interview: Experts say US-China cooperation vitally important for global fight against COVID-19
... countries, as well as for the world," Kent Pinkerton, professor of the University of California Davis School of Medicine, told Xinhua in an interview. - Xinhua: Spotlight: Politicians, experts call for global cooperation against coronavirus pandemic
Kent Pinkerton, professor of the University of California Davis School of Medicine, listed three priorities for boosting cooperation: sharing of scientific ... - Xinhua: Spotlight: Experts say COVID-19 mitigation efforts may reduce projected deaths in US
Kent Pinkerton, professor of pediatrics from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, said that based on the current stay-in-shelter ...
Oscar Jorda, Sanjay Singh and Alan Taylor
- Bloomberg: Economic Effects of Pandemics Last Decades, Research Shows
economists Oscar Jorda, Sanjay Singh and Alan Taylor at the University of California, Davis, concluded that they depress...... - The Rio Times: Economic Impact of Pandemics Endures Decades, According to Study
Oscar Jorda, Sanjay Singh and Alan Taylor of the University of California at Davis concluded that pandemics reduce real... - Barron’s: The Coronavirus Crisis Could Hurt Investors for Decades to Come — Even in the Best-Case Scenario
, Sanjay R. Singh, and Alan M. Taylor of the University of California, Davis, tracked interest rates and inflation since......
Eric Rauchway
- GQ Magazine: How Trump's Rosy Plans Could Take Us Over a Cliff
very Hooveresque,” says Eric Rauchway, a distinguished professor at University of California, Davis, and a scholar of the......
Dr. Allison Brashear
- KSRO Radio: INTERVIEW: Dr. Allison Brashear
Pat speaks with Dr. Allison Brashear, Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, about UC Davis clinical trials, trial length, Coronavirus related...
Dan Sumner, agricultural economist
- Capital Public Radio News: COVID-19 And Food: California Should Have Enough, Some Farms Struggle While Others Thrive ...
COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in some growers' plans, especially those ... to shocks,” said Dan Sumner, an agricultural economist with UC Davis.
Paul Knoepfler, stem cell researcher
- STAT: Rudy Giuliani wants FDA to fast-track a stem cell therapy for Covid-19; critics see political meddling
” said Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell researcher at the University of California, Davis. “You could imagine Trump retweeting...... - New York Times: Unproven Stem Cell Therapy Gets OK for Testing in Coronavirus Patients
Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell researcher at the University of California, Davis, said that patients with coronavirus can develop severe reactions...
Erin DiCaprio, specialist in food science
- Thespruceats: What You Need to Know About Grocery Shopping During The Coronavirus Pandemic
,” says Erin DiCaprio, a specialist in the food science department at University of California, Davis, who studies...
Jay Lund, professor of civil and environmental engineering
- The Mercury News: Coronavirus: Is the drinking water supply safe?
water,” said Jay Lund, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis. “These plants are essential,” he said....
George Thompson, associate professor of clinical medicine
- Sedalia Democrat: SC grad researches COVID-19 cure
... to information provided by the University of California, Davis, Dr. George R. Thompson is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the UC Davis ...
Jonathan Eisen, microbiologist
- Chronicle of Higher Education: A French Scientist Says He Can Cure Covid-19. Other Researchers Have Their Doubts.
Another microbiologist, Jonathan A. Eisen, a professor at the University of California at Davis, knows Raoult fairly well — Eisen gave a talk...
Maya Almaraz, program manager for the Working Lands Innovation Center
- San Francisco Chronicle: The coronarvirus will change our lives, but the environment could see benefits
,” said Maya Almaraz, program manager for the Working Lands Innovation Center at UC Davis, who has studied behavior and climate...
Michael Schivo, pulmonologist at UC Davis Health
- KQED Public Radio: Vaping May Increase COVID-19 Risk, Even for the Young & Healthy | KQED
or aerosolized marijuana," says Dr. Michael Schivo, pulmonologist at UC Davis Health. "I would definitely think that that could...
You-Lo Hsieh
- Business Insider: Can homemade face masks help limit the spread of the coronavirus? Scientists can't agree, but here's what you need to know.
." Dr. You-Lo Hsieh, a professor at the University of California, Davis, who studies fiber engineering and polymer...
Niels Pederson
- ABC 10: UC Davis professor who created cure for coronavirus in cats says drug should 'receive more attention'
UC Davis professor who created cure for coronavirus in cats says drug should 'receive more attention'
John Morrison, Director of the California National Primate Research Center
- Nature: Safely conducting essential research in the face of COVID-19
labour-intensive Director, California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis (UCD). The......