Bringing together talented scientists in one state-of-the-art space is the first step, in a new era of emerging and vector-borne infectious disease research at Colorado State University.
Volunteers in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology sewed over 1,000 face masks for employees to wear at work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CSU Magazine: How do bats stay healthy while hosting viruses that cause vicious disease in people? The answers could lead to COVID-19 cures.
"I am very excited to move this field forward and to utilize metabolism as a way to choke virus replication in both the human host and mosquito vector." -Rushika Perera
Rushika Perera was named an ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator. The national award recognizes outstanding young investigators in the infectious diseases field who are within ten years of their last training experience or at the Assistant Professor level.
Dr. Brady Michel, CSU alumnus and biological sciences and STEM faculty for MCC, introduced a group of scientists, including CSU researchers Dr. Mark Zabel, Dr. Danielle Adney and Dr. Anna Fagre, to lead the nearly two-hour long discussion about the virus.
Rebekah Kading, associate professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology is one of many who are working with experts from around the world to determine how bats transferred the respiratory virus to humans, who are now passing it among each other.
VIDEO: A team of infectious disease researchers at Colorado State University are joining the fight against coronavirus. Rebekah Kading interview.