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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

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Bernard, executive vice president for research and chief research officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shared his experience in helping set up a DNA and clinical data resource called BioVU. Dr. Bernard’s clinical research interests are in the areas of sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

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Transitioning Between Academia and Industry: Advice from Leading Scientists That Made the Switch

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Lin has made several transitions throughout her career, from being a clinician at an academic center, to academic research, to heading business development in industry. The drug is currently in clinical trials for alcoholic hepatitis (AH), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), as well as in COVID-19 patients with acute liver or kidney injury.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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By the end of August, the World Health Organization (WHO) counted 33 vaccine candidates in some stage of clinical trial evaluation. Sinovac Biotech is already in Phase III clinical trials testing its CoronaVac vaccine which it plans to evaluate in approximately 11,000 volunteers. The price of that prize is incalculable.