Infectious diseases

A man and a woman, both wearing masks, in a health care setting.

Feature

More than a mask

Abdennour Abbas and his team at a textile startup company are creating face masks engineered to kill viruses like COVID-19 as soon as they make contact with the material.

Sophia Albott

Talking with U of M

Talking vaccine anxiety, guilt and shaming with the U of M

Medical School Professor Sophia Albott discusses these three emerging vaccination attitudes and how to manage them as the vaccine access widens to new populations.

Jill Foster

Talking with U of M

Talking holiday travel with U of M

U of M Medical School Professor Jill Foster explains how to stay safe when traveling for the holidays this year.

Michael Osterholm

News Release

Michael Osterholm named to Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board

Osterholm’s public health expertise tapped to advise transition on COVID-19 response

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News Release

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy awarded grant to continue COVID-19 work

Carlson Family Foundation grant supports CIDRAP’s COVID-19 news coverage and related activities.

Medicine bottles on conveyor belt

News Release

In new report, CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota addresses the shortages of critical medications during COVID-19

The report identifies the pressing issues facing the U.S. drug supply chain and proposes several recommendations.

Antibodies attacking the COVID virus

News Release

New NIH clinical trial run by the U of M School of Public Health tests a combination of drugs to treat COVID-19

The trial will test a highly concentrated solution of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 when given with remdesivir compared to remdesivir alone.

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Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences

Tim Schacker - Vice Dean for Research

Vice Dean for Research

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Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

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