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Let’s start with reinfection. It may sound simple to diagnose, but it’s actually kind of tricky because the virus from an infection may be able to stick around in your

Scientific studies have shown that it’s possible to get reinfected with COVID-19, but also that immunity could last for years. How can that be and what does it mean for

I just found out that my department voted unanimously for my promotion to full professor!!!This is just the first step in the process but it’s an important one, and the

People often ask me how I keep up with the literature. Honest answer:I don't.Maybe there are some academics who have time to read every paper that is in their research

You are not your publications. You are not your awards. You are not your grants.You are not your CV. You are a human being. Your work is important and it’s

If you’re following the news on COVID-19 testing, you may have heard the debate about RT-PCR testing and Ct values leading to false positive results. You may be wondering “How

You may have heard about the massive number of COVID-19 tests being run as colleges try to bring students back to campus. These “rapid” antigen tests provide results in 15

Vaccines usually take over 10 years to develop, test, and mass produce. But, scientists predict we could have an effective vaccine for Covid-19 by early 2021. How is this possible?

As scientists race toward a vaccine for Covid-19, you may be wondering how it’s going to be possible to develop an effective vaccine for this virus when the flu shot

One of the biggest mysteries of Covid-19 has been why some people become very ill, while a large number of people who are infected show no symptoms at all. It

You might have heard about the new test that can detect #COVID19 in 5 min. And, you’ve almost definitely heard about the test that took days to run and that

Being a #WomaninSTEM:“You’re too pretty to be a scientist”“You should really wear some makeup”“You’re too young for this leadership role”“You’re just old and bitter”“You have kids? How do you have