{"id":694272,"date":"2020-05-27T15:31:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T19:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=694272"},"modified":"2021-06-04T14:53:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T18:53:44","slug":"the-center-for-coronavirus-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/digital-library\/the-center-for-coronavirus-research\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center for Coronavirus Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Center
\nfor Coronavirus
\nResearch<\/span><\/h1>\n

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As society confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have raced to develop critical tests, treatments, and vaccines, and to build related workforce, data, and community support systems.<\/h4>\n

With long-standing expertise in infectious disease, immunology, vaccine development, and population health, Rochester clinicians and scientists are at the forefront of this response. Our newly-created Center for Coronavirus Research unites these leaders in pursuit of a common goal: uncovering new ways to diagnose, treat, and even prevent COVID-19.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_empty_space height=”70px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Make a Gift<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Key research projects include<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Key research projects include<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Clinical trials of vaccines developed by Pfizer\/BioNTech<\/a>, AstraZeneca\/University of Oxford<\/a>, and Moderna; a new third-dose Pfizer booster vaccine<\/a> to protect against emerging variants of the virus; and a trial to examine the immune response of women who are vaccinated during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pediatric studies<\/a>, including clinical trials of pediatric versions of both the Pfizer\/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, and a study showing that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 confer milk-borne antibodies to their babies<\/a> and don\u2019t transmit the virus through their milk.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#ffc70a” border_style=”solid” thickness=”3″ up=”20″][vc_column_text]A study to examine the immune response to COVID-19<\/a>, to help understand when infected individuals are most contagious, how long immunity lasts after recovery, and how vaccines might boost immunity. Initial study data<\/a> suggests that past colds may provide some protection from COVID-19 and that immunity to COVID-19 is likely to last a long time.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#ffc70a” border_style=”solid” thickness=”3″ up=”20″][vc_column_text]Developing new ways to test for COVID-19 and its antibodies<\/a>\u2014 including a\u00a0chip on a card<\/a>\u00a0that would detect COVID-19 antibodies in a minute\u2014that will also improve understanding of how the disease damages human tissue.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#ffc70a” border_style=”solid” thickness=”3″ up=”20″][vc_column_text]Clinical trials of treatments<\/strong><\/a>. This includes testing whether convalescent plasma<\/a> (from recovered patients) or monoclonal antibodies (developed in mice with genetically humanized immune systems) can prevent infection or speed recovery, as well as NIH-sponsored trials of the drugs remdesivir<\/a>, an antiviral; baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory originally developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis; and ruxolitinib, for young patients with severe disease.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#ffc70a” border_style=”solid” thickness=”3″ up=”20″][vc_column_text]Community initiatives<\/strong>, including programs to engage diverse communities in COVID-19 research and vaccine efforts<\/a> and also to collect population-based data, as part of the CDC\u2019s effort to identify disease patterns, evaluate vaccine programs, and identify at-risk populations.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#ffc70a” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”85px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”70px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the minds, the tools, and the community to help fix this crisis. Whether that\u2019s developing a test, pursuing a clinical trial, or contributing to the public health response, that\u2019s what we\u2019re set up to do.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014David J. Topham, PhD<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, Center for Coronavirus Research;<\/span>
\nMarie Curran Wilson and Joseph Chamberlain Wilson Professor<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\"DAVID[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”parallax” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” background_image=”695742″ full_screen_section_height=”no”][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Rochester is on a relentless quest<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Join us.<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#ffc70a” border_style=”solid” thickness=”3″ up=”20″][vc_column_text]Consider making a philanthropic gift to the Center for Coronavirus Research<\/a> and\/or participating in a COVID-19 research study<\/a>. Your investment will help:<\/span><\/p>\n