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Women in Medicine Finally Have Spotlight in COVID-19 Fight After Decades of Diversity Building
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The battle against COVID-19 has thrown a lot of heroes from the Bay Area medical community into the spotlight. And increasingly, the faces we see informing us about the fight are women. For some of them, it’s been a lifelong journey through a world once dominated by men.
Bay Area researchers develop new rapid COVID-19 test that uses smartphone camera
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Bay Area researchers believe a new device has the potential to ramp up the fight against COVID-19. It’s designed to diagnose the virus in a fraction of the time, with the help of something you may have in your pocket.
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.