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NAU-TGen study results show COVID-19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections

Posted by Heather Tate on January 19, 2021

Jason Ladner working in labThe results of a study led by Northern Arizona University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest the immune systems of people infected with COVID-19 may rely on antibodies created during infections from earlier coronaviruses to help fight the disease.

COVID-19 isn’t humanity’s first encounter with a coronavirus, so named because of the corona, or crown-like, protein spikes… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Biological Sciences, TGen, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU researchers develop K-12 school COVID-19 transmission tracking protocol

Posted by Heather Tate on January 12, 2021

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, K-12 schools were among the first operations to close in order to prevent community spread in the US.

As schools slowly begin to reopen for in-person classes throughout the country, there is still sparse information about COVID-19 mitigation strategy adherence, including physical distancing, mask wearing, and hand washing, among students in school.

Ricky Camplain and Nanette “Gigi” Lopez, both assistant professors with Northern Arizona University’s Department… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Health and Human Services, COVID-19, Department of Health Sciences

NAU report finds community health reps, who provide critical services to Native Americans, need more support

Posted by Heather Tate on December 15, 2020

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In Native American tribes, community health representatives (CHRs) are unique and valued members of the health care system serving their communities. New research out of Northern Arizona University shows that despite their critical importance to the community, CHRs lack the support needed to do their work effectively.

Samantha Sabo, an associate professor for NAU’s Center for Health Equity… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Health and Human Services, COVID-19, Department of Health Sciences

NAU disease ecologist awarded $3 million DTRA grant to lead international effort to combat pervasive livestock pathogen

Posted by Heather Tate on November 10, 2020

Sheep in a pasture in the country of Georgia Northern Arizona University researcher Jeff Foster is leading an international effort to study and track the spread of one of the most important infectious diseases in humans and livestock worldwide. Brucellosis infects an estimated 500,000 people and millions of animals each year – cattle, pigs, sheep, goats – resulting in long-term illness and significant economic loss, though very little is known about… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

NAU economist earns NSF grant to study economics of COVID-19 in rural and tourism-dependent communities

Posted by Heather Tate on November 4, 2020

Julie Mueller conducting work on a computer in a forestNorthern Arizona University economics professor Julie Mueller is a principal investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at increasing knowledge and solutions around the unique problems pandemics present to rural areas.

Mueller, who has an 80 percent appointment in the Franke College of Business and a 20 percent appointment in the School of Earth and Sustainability, is researching “Build and Broaden:… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, The W. A. Franke College of Business

NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research receives $1.2 million in funding for multidisciplinary projects related to COVID-19

Posted by Heather Tate on October 21, 2020

Julie Baldwin standing inside the ARD buildingResearchers in Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently received four grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NAU Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of CHER and the principal… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Anthropology, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Specialties, Department of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

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