Harnessing Antibodies as Pathogen Hunters
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
Tufts researcher finds combining the right antibody with the right delivery system may prevent many diseases before they wreak havoc in the body
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How Covid-19 Jumps From Humans to Animals, Worrying Scientists
Friday, March 26th, 2021
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki was featured in a Wall Street Journal video story on concerns around COVID transmission between humans and animals.
Racing to save humans through animal research
Monday, March 15th, 2021
Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments on his lab’s work studying SARS-CoV-2 and the potential for transmission between humans and animals in a @avmajournals story about the contributions from veterinary researchers around the virus.
Keeping an Eye on the Human-Animal Interface
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Infectious disease researchers Kaitlin Sawatzki, Nichola Hill, and Wendy Puryear spoke with Nature’s LabAnimal on viral surveillance at the human-animal interface.
Coronavirus FAQs
Friday, February 12th, 2021
Professor Jonathan Runstadler contributed his expertise to NPR’s Goats and Soda for a coronavirus FAQ on a range of topics.
Researchers Studying If Humans Can Transmit COVID to Wild Animals
Saturday, January 23rd, 2021
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki spoke with FOX NY 5 about the potential of SARS-Cov-2 transferring from humans into wildlife populations.
Which animals can catch COVID-19, which can’t — and why it matters.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments in a Vox article about which animals are most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
The COVID Mink Crisis, Explained
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
NBCNews.com Professor Jonathan Runstadler spoke with NBCNews.com about the COVID-19 outbreaks at Dutch mink farms. Read full story here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/here-s-why-denmark-culled-17-million-minks-now-plans-n1249610
Tufts University to lead $100M program to reduce risk of zoonotic viral spillover, spread
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
The STOP Spillover program will involve large consortium of wildlife and human disease experts from Cummings School, the university, and organizations across the world.
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Prevents Severe Clinical Disease in Animals
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Cummings School researchers contribute to preclinical study that’s among first to report vaccine protection against severe COVID-19-related pneumonia and death.
