A recent scientific paper by Columbia University scientists has highlighted the growth of a mutant strain of COVID-19 in New York City that appears to be partially resistant to vaccinations.
“We have basically been seeing viral evolution happen in front of our eyes for the past year and a half,” Dr. Ho says, director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here are nine exceptional researchers and healthcare professionals who advanced medicine and race relations in the U.S.
