Dr. Virginia Pascual is awarded a $3 million grant from NIAID to understand why some children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 develop multi system inflammatory syndrome. Drs. Steven Josefowicz and Olivier Elemento are collaborating investigators.
Dr. Julie Magarian Blander is awarded a WCM COVID-19 Research Grant to identify novel CD8 T cell biomarkers for protective and potentially pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Drs. Silvia Formenti, Brad Jones and Gary Whittaker (Cornell Ithaca) are collaborating investigators.
WCM Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) is awarded a $1.5 million grant from the NIH for projects led by Dr. Olivier Elemento, Dr. Julianne Imperator-McGinley, and Dr. Said Ibrahim to investigate the role of social and biological factors in determining COVID-19 severity and outcomes in New York City patients.
