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FDA publishes first validation results of COVID-19 serology tests
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FDA publishes first validation results of COVID-19 serology tests

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published results from the first batch of COVID-19 antibody diagnostics to have their accuracy independently evaluated by federal laboratories—starting with the 12 blood tests the agency has already authorized for emergency use against the pandemic. The...
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COVID-19 pandemic raises profile of federal T2 funding
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COVID-19 pandemic raises profile of federal T2 funding

BioGenerator's Grants to Business program, launched in 2015, helps entrepreneurs in St. Louis, Missouri, through the application process of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. It has helped local startups snag millions in coveted,...
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Sandia raises $245K in COVID-19 relief for Native Americans
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Sandia raises $245K in COVID-19 relief for Native Americans

As COVID-19 began ravaging Native American communities in the Southwest last month, a sense of urgency was mounting for Sandia National Laboratories tribal government relations program manager Laurence Brown. As the virus spread rapidly in parts of the Navajo Nation and New Mexico pueblos, a...
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FDA issues first EUA for at-home COVID-19 saliva test
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FDA issues first EUA for at-home COVID-19 saliva test

On May 8, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples for COVID-19 testing. Specifically, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory for their COVID-19...
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Performance, Safety & Degradation of Li-ion Battery Storage

This webinar, presented by two senior scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will be focused on reliability of electrochemical energy storage system (ESS) based on Li-ion batteries, which is currently the most widely deployed system. In this webinar, the authors focus on two...
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Fundamentals of Underground Thermal Storage (UTES)

Please join us on Facebook Live and YouTube Live for the FREE Engineering Module for UTES HVAC Systems Live Webinar! ESTCP's Principal Investigator (PI) Chuck Hammock, PE of Andrews, Hammock & Powell Consulting Engineers will discuss the fundamentals and design of Underground Thermal...
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Biotech Connector Speaker Series: Cell Therapy

Biotech Connector Speaker Series May 2020: Cell Therapy Topic 1: A New Paradigm: Commercial Cell Therapy Manufacturing Kite Pharma is currently building a new commercial manufacturing facility in Frederick, MD to add capacity to its manufacturing network. Unlike many other biotechnology processes,...
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NIH-funded UC Davis team tests drug for COVID-19 inflammation
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NIH-funded UC Davis team tests drug for COVID-19 inflammation

A drug discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the UC Davis may control the body’s inflammatory response to COVID-10 and could help patients recover, according to a nine-member research team’s commentary in the journal Cancer Metastasis and Reviews. The drug is an inhibitor to the soluble...
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Primate scientists work to identify best COVID-19 research model
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Primate scientists work to identify best COVID-19 research model

Within weeks of the arrival of SARS-CoV-2 samples at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, two of the lab’s African green monkeys had contracted severe lung disease. Skip Bohm, the chief veterinarian at the research center, says these are the first documented cases they’ve seen of severe...
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NREL, USAID partner on free COVID-19 'ask the expert' service
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NREL, USAID partner on free COVID-19 'ask the expert' service

To support countries with navigating energy sector impacts related to the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19), USAID and NREL launched a no-cost Ask an Expert service that connects them to experts in energy system response, recovery, and resilience. The USAID-NREL Partnership's Ask an...
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Army partners with NYC responders to manage COVID-19 stress
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Army partners with NYC responders to manage COVID-19 stress

Maj. Olli Toukolehto recognized the wear on the faces of healthcare workers each time he walked into the Javits Convention Center from his hotel in lower Manhattan. He had witnessed the same strain on the faces of fellow soldiers while deployed during the Iraqi surge. Caring for COVID-19 patients...
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FDA issues first EUA for COVID-19 antigen-based detection test
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FDA issues first EUA for COVID-19 antigen-based detection test

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a new category of tests for use in the ongoing pandemic. These diagnostic tests quickly detect fragments of proteins found on or within the virus by testing samples...
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AFRL leads creation of NM COVID-19 Emergency Supply Collaborative
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AFRL leads creation of NM COVID-19 Emergency Supply Collaborative

US Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) on May 2 lauded the creation of the New Mexico COVID-19 Emergency Supply Collaborative, an effort to provide New Mexico health care providers and medical professionals with the resources they need to address the COVID-19 crisis. The New Mexico COVID-19 Emergency...
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Offshore Wind Project Review and Approval Process

The second in a series of live webinars to discuss offshore wind turbine radar interference mitigation strategies and research needs for offshore wind development that may impact sensitive radar systems. You will hear a discussion on the offshore wind project review and approval process in the...
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Omics to Advance Symptom Science Research

On June 22 from 12:00-3:30 p.m. ET, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) will hold a virtual symposium to mark a milestone anniversary — celebrating 20 years of its Summer Genetics Institute (SGI). Please join us to examine how omics methodologies...
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World's X-ray science facilities develop COVID-19 action plan
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World's X-ray science facilities develop COVID-19 action plan

The best and brightest X-ray science facilities in the world are working together to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The international network of X-ray Science Facilities’ role is to create and implement scientific and technological research activities to effectively study,...
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DoD, HHS award $138M for syringes while awaiting COVID-19 vaccine

On May 12 the Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $138 million contract with Stamford, Connecticut-based ApiJect Systems America for “Project Jumpstart” and “RAPID USA,” which together will dramatically expand U.S. production capability...
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NSF-funded small businesses join the fight against COVID-19
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NSF-funded small businesses join the fight against COVID-19

To confront the challenges posed by the current global pandemic, National Science Foundation-funded small businesses and startups are joining federal and local efforts to develop effective COVID-19 treatments and a potential vaccine. These private-public partnerships foster innovation and economic...
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Air Force genetics lab applies its sequencing skills to COVID-19
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Air Force genetics lab applies its sequencing skills to COVID-19

The key to finding a vaccine or effective treatment against COVID-19 may lie in its genetic code. As researchers around the globe are searching for clues to unlock the secrets of the novel coronavirus, the Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler Air Force Base is aiding in that...
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USU scientists join global COVID Human Genetic Effort
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USU scientists join global COVID Human Genetic Effort

Scientists from around the world, including two Uniformed Services University (USU) faculty members, are coming together in a joint public-private partnership to study the human genetic basis of life-threatening COVID-19 through genome sequencing. The group is called the COVID Human Genetic Effort...
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Redesigned PubMed becomes default version on May 18
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Redesigned PubMed becomes default version on May 18

The new, redesigned version of PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) online search engine, will become the default site on May 18, 2020 after more than a year of rolling updates. The new PubMed features a modern interface with enhanced search results, including highlighted text...
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