COVID-19 News from the National Primate Research Centers
March 31, 2023
Coronavirus Studies in Nonhuman Primate Models(ORIP)
December 2, 2022
Pilot research project spotlight the impact of age on covid response(UCDAVIS)
December 2, 2022
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Offers Long-Term Protection Against Severe Disease(CNPRC)
October 14, 2022
COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brain(CNPRC)
September 26, 2022
These scientists traced a new coronavirus lineage to one office: through sewage(Nature)
April 27, 2022
Texas Biomed tapped for national 'Dream Team' developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other threats(Texas Biomed)
April 27, 2022
University of Washington develops COVID-19 vaccine, South Korea to order 10M doses(WANPRC)
April 25, 2022
Tulane researchers receive American Heart Association grant to study COVID's vascular effects(Tulane)
April 22, 2022
Associate Director for Research says another vaccine booster could help healthcare workers and those over 55(WANPRC)
April 1, 2022
Tulane study shows COVID-19's lingering impacts on the brain(Tulane)
March 17, 2022
Texas Biomed and partners discover new, potent COVID-19 antibody cocktail(Texas Biomed)
February 7, 2022
Initial COVID-19 infection on the single-cell level, revealed(Texas Biomed)
January 29, 2022
WaNPRC's Kristina Adams Waldorf Counters COVID Misinformation That Targets Pregnant Women (WaNPRC)
December 10, 2021
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID's animal origins (AP News)
December 7, 2021
Dr. Michael Gale's Lab: Studying the omicron variant of COVID-19 (WANPRC)
December 1, 2021
Dr. Deborah Fuller Addresses the Omicron Variant, Vaccines and Travel Bans (WANPRC)
November 23, 2021
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants (AP News)
November 18, 2021
Age, sex and waning COVID-19 antibodies (Texas Biomed)
November 9, 2021
Tulane researchers examine relationship between viral dose and COVID-19 severity (Tulane)
November 3, 2021
Antibody Treatment Prevents Inflammation in Lungs, Nervous System in Macaques With SARS-CoV-2 (UC Davis)
September 24, 2021
Watching SARS-CoV-2 spread in animal models in real time (Texas Biomed)
July 15, 2021
New COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Provides Effective Option for Low- to Mid-Income Countries (Yerkes)
July 14, 2021
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation grants funding for Bartonella Research Consortium (Tulane)
July 1, 2021
Yerkes Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Low-Dose RBD Trimer Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate (Yerkes)
June 30, 2021
Cutting out the proteins that give SARS-CoV-2 its power (Texas Biomed)
June 17, 2021
Vaccination, previous infection, protect against COVID-19 gamma/P.1 variant in animal model (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
June 17, 2021
Texas Biomed gets $37 million to care for San Antonio monkeys that helped develop COVID-19 vaccine (Texas Biomed)
April 27, 2021
Texas Biomed shares critical work in development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Texas Biomed)
April 21, 2021
Study determines how to best enhance protection of new COVID-19 vaccine (Tulane)
April 8, 2021
Sen. Tammy Baldwin visits UW lab tracking COVID-19 variants (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
March 11, 2021
Scientists partner with DoD to test SARS-CoV-2 surface and air decontamination technologies (Texas Biomed)
March 5, 2021
Texas Biomed President Says It's Too Soon To Lift Pandemic Restrictions (Texas Public Radio)
March 4, 2021
Some San Antonio COVID-19 survivors appalled by Gov. Abbott's decision to reopen state without mask mandate (KSAT News, San Antonio, TX)
March 3, 2021
San Antonio doctor awarded for initial research aiding in Covid-19 vaccines, therapies (FOX 29 San Antonio, Tx)
February 25, 2021
TX Biobytes from Texas Biomed Episode 052: Understanding Variants (Texas Biomed)
February 23, 2021
Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys (NYTimes)
February 9, 2021
Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader (Tulane)
February 4, 2021
Emory MVA COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Effective in Animal Models (Yerkes)
February 3, 2021
Tulane University to lead national research partnership to speed up COVID-19 vaccines and drug discoveries (Tulane)
January 19, 2021
Tulane identifies potential animal model for studying severe COVID-19 infections (Tulane)
January 12, 2021
Trust Index: Does the COVID-19 vaccine contain a tracking device? (KSAT)
January 11, 2021
Texas Biomed eyes more deals from its Covid work for Pfizer (San Antonio Business Journal)
January 6, 2021
COVID-19 In the lab: A conversation with an infectious disease researcher during an active pandemic (UC Davis)
December 31, 2020
Results of comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 animal model study published in Nature Microbiology (Texas BioMedical)
December 21, 2020
Why science is the hero of the pandemic (San Antonio Report)
December 17, 2020
KSAT Explains: What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines (KSAT)
December 14, 2020
Q&A: Health officials answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine (San Antonio Report)
December 11, 2020
Tulane researchers develop a rapid COVID-19 saliva test read by a smartphone device (Tulane)
December 10, 2020
Inflammation-Blocking Medication Effectively Reduces COVID-19 Lung Inflammation (Yerkes)/p>
December 7, 2020
Animal Care During COVID-19 (Emory Medicine)
December 1, 2020
Strong initial immune response could produce worst COVID outcome, Tulane study says (Tulane)
November 19, 2020
Global foundation awards Texas Biomed $1 million to conduct large-scale rodent testing of human monoclonal antibodies to combat SARS-CoV-2 (Texas Biomed)
November 9, 2020
Texas Biomed helps Pfizer successfully test COVID-19 vaccine by using monkeys (FOX 29 San Antonio, Tx)
October 15, 2020
Texas Biomed faculty members appointed to national COVID-19 committees (Texas Public Radio)
October 7, 2020
Renibus Therapeutics' COVID-19 Treatment, RBT-9, Shows Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro (TMCnet News)
October 1, 2020
Scientists at Texas Biomed develop new tool to aid in the development of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals and vaccines (Texas Public Radio)
August 18, 2020
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Inside America’s Race For An Answer (Texas Public Radio)
August 13, 2020
How Obesity and Other Conditions Could Hinder the Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Vaccine (Healthline)
August 8, 2020
Yerkes Genomics Research Will Help Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity, Inform Treatment Decisions (Yerkes NPRC)
August 6, 2020
Simpler COVID-19 test could provide results in hours from saliva (Wisconsin NPRC)
July 31, 2020
UW researchers developing faster COVID test that could allow frequent, repeat testing anywhere (WKOW Television)
July 27, 2020
Local research center in race for COVID-19 vaccine (News 4 San Antonio, Tx)
July 23, 2020
News of potential COVID-19 vaccine met with optimism, caution (KSAT News, San Antonio, TX)
July 23, 2020
Scientists at Texas Biomed establish a human transgenic mouse model susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection (Southwest NPRC)
July 22, 2020
UW Press Conference on Covid-19 Vaccine (University of Washington via YouTube)
July 21, 2020
Nonhuman primate study on early immune response to SARS-CoV-2 points to specific immune cells for vaccine development (California NPRC)
July 20, 2020
Scientist who joined Texas Biomed’s leading roster of scientists early in the pandemic is moving COVID-19 research forward (Southwest NPRC)
July 16, 2020
Texas Biomed Focuses on Efficacy Ahead of Speed in COVID-19 Treatment R&D (Rivard Report, San Antonio)
July 9, 2020
San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics fuels COVID-19 research (UTSA Today)
July 9, 2020
Pandemic spurs $800,000 donation to Texas Biomed from The Forum (Southwest NPRC)
July 9, 2020
San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics Fuels COVID-19 Research (Southwest NPRC)
July 6, 2020
Tulane researchers find that coronavirus can survive in air for hours (Tulane NPRC)
July 6, 2020
Cannabis May Reduce Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation: Researchers Explain Why (Forbes Magazine)
July 6, 2020
CNPRC Scientist Hartigan-O’Connor Awarded Funding to Optimize Vaccines for Most Susceptible Populations (California NPRC)
June 25, 2020
Monkeys, baboons to be used for COVID-19 vaccine study (San Antonio NBC)
June 21, 2020
Vaccines are not all created equal: a variety of ways to stop the virus that causes COVID-19 (USA Today)
June 10, 2020
Galidesivir Stops Zika Viral Replication in Primate Model (BioCryst)
June 9, 2020
Coronavirus Sequencing Leads to Insights on Transmission, Vaccine Development (Wisconsin NPRC)
June 2, 2020
Researchers release results of comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 animal model study (Southwest NPRC)
May 27, 2020
UTSA professor’s ‘rabbit fever’ vaccine to be tested against coronavirus (San Antonio Express News)
May 26, 2020
He experienced a severe reaction to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate. He’s still a believer (Stat News)
May 22, 2020
How long will it take to get a vaccine for COVID-19? (KSAT News, San Antonio, TX)
May 20, 2020
Two studies suggest COVID-19 antibodies provide immunity (Boston Globe)
May 20, 2020
Crossroads of Ideas: COVID-19 Edition (University of Wisconsin)
May 19, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine trials have delivered their first results — but their promise is still unclear (Nature)
May 19, 2020
A COVID-19 Vaccine by January? Here’s Why It’s Possible But Not Likely (Healthline)
May 19, 2020
USAA donates $6.3 million for coronavirus relief in San Antonio (KSAT News, San Antonio, TX)
May 19, 2020
USAA donates another $6.3 million to COVID-19 relief efforts (News for San Antonio)
May 18, 2020
Local scientist writes book to help kids understand COVID-19 (News for San Antonio)
May 18, 2020
Yerkes Awarded NIAID Grant to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine (Yerkes NPRC)
May 14, 2020
Think Science: How Vaccines Work (Texas Public Radio)
May 14, 2020
From Hamsters to Baboons: The Animals Helping Scientists Understand the Coronavirus (Scientific American)
May 13, 2020
Race for COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccine subject of Tulane Innovation series (Tulane NPRC)
May 12, 2020
Respiratory disease in rhesus macaques inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 (Nature)
May 12, 2020
Early study shows coronavirus can live in the air over 16 hours (Tulane NPRC)
May 11, 2020
The Search for a Covid-19 Research Animal Model (Wired)
May 1, 2020
Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus (Science Magazine)
April 29, 2020
The UW Now Livestream with Thomas Friedrich, Professor of Pathobiological Sciences (University of Wisconsin)
April 22, 2020
Statement in Support of the Global Research Community’s Efforts to End the COVID-19 Crisis (Speaking of Research)
April 21, 2020
Mayes: San Antonio’s role in fighting COVID-19 (San Antonio Express News)
April 20, 2020
Chimpanzee Studies Show That 'Social Distancing' May Not Be the Right Term for Our Coronavirus Quarantine Measures (Newsweek)
April 20, 2020
Tulane director to serve as member of NIH public-private collaboration in fight against COVID-19 (Tulane NPRC)
April 18, 2020
Are Face Masks the New Condoms?New York Times
April 14, 2020
San Antonio researchers lead the race to create a coronavirus vaccine (KENS5 News, CBS, San Antonio, TX)
April 14, 2020
WATCH: SAQ Virtual Town Hall: Mayor Nirenberg, local bioscience experts (KSAT News, San Antonio, TX)
April 8, 2020
UT San Antonio chemistry prof working on coronavirus treatment (San Antonio Express News)
April 6, 2020
Tulane University awarded $10.3 million to test therapeutics, vaccines for novel coronavirus (Tulane NPRC)
April 6, 2020
Can Tulane University’s monkeys help the global fight against the coronavirus? (Public Radio International)
April 2, 2020
UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine (Wisconsin NPRC)
March 31, 2020
Lab rat chat on COVID-19 research in primates (Lab Rat Chat on YouTube)
March 28, 2020
Louisiana researchers studying monkeys for a coronavirus vaccine face challenges as state cases spike (ABC News)
March 26, 2020
Texas Biomed accelerates novel multi-species, comprehensive study to identify COVID-19 animal model supporting drug development efforts (Southwest NPRC)
March 26, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci on animal models for COVID-19 vaccine research (PBS Newshour on YouTube)
March 23, 2020
UW researchers study COVID-19 coronavirus to try to develop treatments, vaccines (Wisconsin NPRC)
March 19, 2020
US Primate Centers Work to Protect Animals from COVID-19 (TheScientist)
March 14, 2020
These Lab Animals Will Help Fight Coronavirus (New York Times)
March 11, 2020
UW-Madison researchers to begin efforts to study new coronavirus (NBC News)
March 9, 2020
Labs rush to study coronavirus in transgenic animals — some are in short supply (Nature)
March 7, 2020
Texas Baboon Troop Enlisted in Humankind’s War on Coronavirus (Bloomberg News)
March 5, 2020
From ferrets to mice and marmosets, labs scramble to find right animals for coronavirus studies (Stat News)
March 4, 2020
Coronavirus Diaries: Inside an Emergency Coronavirus Scientist Slack Channel (Slate)
February 26, 2020
Tulane National Primate Research Center expands its laboratory capacity (Tulane NPRC)
February 26, 2020
'A completely new culture of doing research.’ Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate (Science)
February 26, 2020
TX Biobytes from Texas Biomed Episode 050 — New Coronavirus: Q&A (Southwest NPRC)
February 26, 2020
InsideWis: Can Wisconsin help combat coronavirus? Perhaps, in time (Wisconsin Technology Council)
February 25, 2020
The Scientific Serendipity Of Wisconsin's First Novel Coronavirus Case (WisconText, PBS Wisconsin)
February 24, 2020
Texas Biomed establishes team to study SARS-CoV-2, new coronavirus (Southwest NPRC)
February 15, 2020
PBS Wisconsin: UW Researchers Work to Understand Novel Coronavirus (PBS Wisconsin)
February 11, 2020
UW–Madison researchers lead efforts to understand, thwart new coronavirus (Wisconsin NPRC)