A multi-division collaboration took a broad, sequence-based approach to reveal which SARS-CoV-2 proteins may drive COVID-19 related hospitalization. These findings were published recently in Scientific Reports. Fred Hutch researcher and University of Washington Professor of Biostatistics Peter Gilbert contributed to this work.
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SARS-CoV-2 mutations associated with COVID-19 related hospitalizations
Fred Hutch Science Spotlight,
Pandemic Endgame: What ‘Endemic’ Covid Means—And When We May Get There
Forbes,
Faculty member M. Elizabeth Halloran, who is also an epidemiologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , says we have not yet reached a stable state with Covid, as evidenced by the “vertical rise of omicron cases” and it was “hard to say” when that might happen, saying, it would depend on the level of immunity within the population and how the virus evolves.
A Statistician's Life, Celebrating Black History Month
AMSTAT News,
Growing up in West Chester, Pennsylvania—a suburb of Philadelphia—Rebecca Hubbard loved to write stories and poetry. Her dream job was to become a science fiction writer, but she was a practical kid and recognized that probably wouldn’t pay the bills. Since she excelled at science and math, she figured becoming a scientist was a better bet for a stable career.
The Effort to Count the Pandemic's Global Death Toll
Nature,
Official data report some five million COVID-19 deaths in two years, but global excess deaths are estimated at double or even quadruple that figure. Jon Wakefield, professor of biostatistics and statistics, is quoted.
Experts hope COVID-19 will evolve to be more like the common cold
NPR,
M. Elizabeth Halloran, professor of biostatistics and director for the Summer Institute in Statistics for Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID), is quoted.
Dr. Jeffrey Leek named VP and Chief Data Officer at Fred Hutch
Fred Hutch News,
Congratulations to UW Biostatistics alumnus Jeff Leek (PhD ’07, MS ’05) and welcome back to Seattle! Leek will also join the Fred Hutch faculty as professor in the Public Health Sciences Division and will hold the J. Orin Edson Foundation Endowed Chair. His first day will be on or before July 1.
Covid is here for good, scientists say. The rest remains unpredictable.
NBC News,
COVID could take on a similar ebb and flow to the flu, but there is plenty left to figure out about just how severe and disruptive it will continue to be. UW Professor of Biostatistics and Fred Hutch researcher M. Elizabeth Halloran is quoted.
Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT The Reason Vaccinated English Under 60 Are 'Dying At Twice The Rate of Unvaccinated People The Same Age'
Lead Stories,
Research Professor of Biostatistics and Fred Hutch faculty member Barbra Richardson is quoted.