UNC researchers create new type of COVID-19 antibody test

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Wed Jun 17, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues with many thousands of new infections reported each day, there is a need for widely applicable surveillance testing to gain a better understanding of infection rates, especially the number of infections in people with mild or no symptoms, who can still be carriers. UNC scientists developed a new kind of antibody test. (WRAL Tech Wire)

 

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UNC Team to Explore COVID-Related Airway Issues
Wed Jun 17, 2020
Three UNC faculty — from mathematics, applied physical sciences and pharmacy — have received a rapid response research grant from the National Science Foundation to explore the critical role of airway mucus in the transmission, infection and spread versus protection from COVID-19. The research will be guided by mathematical modeling and simulations. (Carolina Alumni Review)