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.
The Association of American Physicians has elected six physician-scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons to its ranks, and one to the George M. Kober Medal.
Dr. David Ho talks about research into new variants of the coronavirus and concerns that the New York variant shows particular dominance and the potential to be less inhibited by current vaccines.
A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies may be less effective at neutralizing these variants.
New scientific results from Dr. Ho's lab suggest that the South African and UK covid-19 variants are exhibiting signs of resistance to antibody treatments.