Adolfo García-Sastre

UM School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology Awarded Grants to Strengthen COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Downtown Baltimore, University of Maryland School of Medicine, William Blattner, Adolfo García-Sastre

The study will be led by principal investigator, Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of epidemiology and public health and Ciheb Associate Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Key Points: 
  • The study will be led by principal investigator, Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of epidemiology and public health and Ciheb Associate Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
  • In addition, technical assistance will be provided to enhance and strengthen disease surveillance and improve laboratory diagnostics.
  • This initiative is led by Alash'le Abimiku, PhD, professor of medicine, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the executive director of the International Research Center of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria.
  • Ciheb was founded in 2016 by the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Leader in Global Health and Emerging Pathogens at Mount Sinai Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Continuum Health Partners, Manhattan, Health, Hospitals, St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, RNA virus, Peter Palese, Adolfo García-Sastre

For more than 20 years, Dr. Garca-Sastre has researched the molecular biology of influenza viruses and several other negative-strand RNA viruses.

Key Points: 
  • For more than 20 years, Dr. Garca-Sastre has researched the molecular biology of influenza viruses and several other negative-strand RNA viruses.
  • The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 11th nationally for Ophthalmology and 44th for Ear, Nose, and Throat.
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, and South Nassau Communities Hospital are ranked regionally.
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