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Dr. Melanie Ott featured in New York Times, SF Business Times articles
Dr. Ott made her New York Times debut in the article “Monster or Machine? A Profile of the Coronavirus at 6 Months”, by Alan Burdick. You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/health/coronavirus-profile-covid.html.
Dr. Ott was also recently profiled by the San Francisco Business Times, and that article can be found here: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/05/29/inspire-awards-melanie-ott-leads-research-in-covid.html.
Dr. Melanie Ott announced new Director of Gladstone Institute of Virology
On May 7, 2020, Dr. Ott was announced the new Director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology! Along with the Institute of Virology, Gladstone will be launching the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology with Dr. Alexander Marson at the helm. A full article on these new developments can be found here: https://gladstone.org/news/two-new-research-institutes-bay-area.
Congratulations, Dr. Ott!
Dr. Melanie Ott interviewed by NPR on COVID-19
Dr. Ott was interviewed by KQED, Northern California’s local National Public Radio station about how the novel coronavirus functions. You can read the article here, and you can watch the video below:
Dr. Melanie Ott is featured in SF Chronicle article
Dr. Ott was profiled in a recent San Francisco Chronicle article about scientists studying COVID-19. The article is entitled “Big guns fighting the coronavirus” and can be found here: https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/On-the-front-lines-The-dynamic-collaboration-15173260.php
Dr. Melanie Ott is interviewed in The Scientist
Dr. Ott was interviewed on her COVID-19 research for The Scientist magazine in an article detailing equipment shortages related to the pandemic. The article covers some of the work she will be doing in the coming weeks, and can be found here: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/some-coronavirus-researchers-are-running-low-on-masks-67366
Dr. Melanie Ott Collaborates on COVID-19 Research
Dr. Ott is part of a team at Gladstone researching SARS-CoV-2. She is working with Dr. Jennifer Doudna to develop a CRISPR-based method to rapidly measure COVID-19 RNA. By combining the technique with iPhone technology, they aim to develop a diagnostic that could deliver rapid results and be widely deployed even far from traditional labs, such as in airports and other ports of entry, and in remote communities throughout the world. More info on Gladstone’s COVID-19 research can be found here: https://gladstone.org/news/gladstone-institutes-responds-covid-19-pandemic.
Dr. Melanie Ott answers questions about COVID-19 Research
Melanie Ott is part of the team at Gladstone working on research around the current global coronavirus pandemic. She has given several talks and appeared on television and radio to discuss the situation. You can read her answers to some questions about the novel coronavirus here: https://gladstone.org/news/gladstone-preparing-start-research-live-coronavirus.
Camille Simoneau Presents Data on Gender Equity
Ott Lab graduate student Camille Simoneau presented data about gender equity at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine meeting on November 19, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Camille and a classmate, Emma Alme, held a Town Hall in March to discuss ways to improve gender and sexual harassment at UCSF. They conducted live polling during the Town Hall to get feedback on their recommendations and presented the data from these polls at the NASEM event. You can view the poster from their presentation here: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/cs/groups/sitessite/documents/webpage/sites_196864.pdf.
Great job, Camille!
Kristoffer Leon Presents at Bay Area RNA Club
Ott Lab graduate student Kristoffer Leon presented at the Bay Area RNA Club on December 4, 2019. His 7-minute talk was entitled “The Role of RNA Surveillance Mechanisms during Zika Virus Infection and Pathogenesis”.
Great job, Kris!