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Media Advisory  Thursday, February 2, 2023

Lessons learned from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ-led research response to COVID-19

What

Leaders from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and partner organizations outline ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s COVID-19 research response in a in the journal Science. The authors also reflect on crucial lessons learned that will inform the public health research response to future pandemics. The authors emphasize that by building on decades of basic and applied research and convening all sectors in highly collaborative partnerships, the biomedical research community was able to quickly develop vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ authors (listed in same order as publication) are available upon request to discuss the paper:

• Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
• Christine M. Colvis, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Matthew D. Hall, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• Michael G. Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• Sarah W. Read, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• H. Clifford Lane, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., National Cancer Institute
• Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D., Office of the Director, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
• Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Office of the Director, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
• Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Article

Collins FS, et al. . Science. 2023;379(6631):441-444. doi:10.1126/science.adf5167

Contact

Please contact the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ News Media Branch to schedule an interview with an ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ author. To speak to authors from other organizations, please contact their organization’s media offices.

About the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ (¾«¶«Ó°Òµ): ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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