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Finding the answers hidden in our antibodies

Posted by Eliza Romero on November 28, 2022

Jason Ladner at podium giving speech

A new serological test in which an NAU professor played a pivotal role in developing can not only help humanity prepare for and respond to the next pandemic, but it also can be pivotal in the search for viral triggers of diseases like diabetes and celiac disease. 

Jason Ladner, an assistant professor… Read more

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

2022 Flagstaff Festival of Science features NAU scientists, artists and educators, Sept. 23-Oct. 2

Posted by Heather Tate on September 6, 2022

More than 100 free family-friendly events focus on ancient cultures, the environment and more

Flagstaff Festival of Science scheduleThe 2022 Festival of Science, a Flagstaff tradition since 1990, kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23, bringing more than 100 free, family-friendly events to the community—many of them highlighting Northern Arizona University faculty and staff as presenters, lecturers and hosts.

This year’s Festival theme is “Pyramids… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Flagstaff Festival of Science, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

COVID-19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein shared between coronaviruses

Posted by Eliza Romero on July 5, 2022

Medical animation of Covid-19 virus

Could the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reawaken previous antibody responses and point the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine? A new analysis of the antibody response to a COVID-19 vaccine suggests the immune system’s history with other coronaviruses, including those behind the common cold, shapes the patient’s response, according to a study published… Read more

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

Shedding light on reptilian health: Researchers investigate origins of snake fungal disease in U.S.

Posted by Eliza Romero on June 30, 2022

Researcher Jason Ladner holding up container of yellow liquid

Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known wildlife fungal diseases such as white-nose syndrome in bats. SFD can be deadly to snakes, and even in milder cases disrupts an… Read more

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

Two scientists awarded prestigious Scialog grants supporting new research to detect, mitigate emerging animal-borne infectious diseases

Posted by Heather Tate on December 14, 2021

New initiative supports building a collaborative community of early-career scientists

Crystal Hepp holding container with mosquitosJason Ladner holding specimenZoonotic diseases—caused by germs that spread between animals and people—are very common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three of every four new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals—for example, scientists… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, COVID-19, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

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… Read more

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

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