Media Advisory

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Lessons learned from the NIH-led research response to COVID-19

What

Leaders from the 2023 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ and partner organizations outline NIH’s COVID-19 research response in a in the journal Science. The authors also reflect on crucial lessons learned that will inform the public health research response to future pandemics. The authors emphasize that by building on decades of basic and applied research and convening all sectors in highly collaborative partnerships, the biomedical research community was able to quickly develop vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who

NIH authors (listed in same order as publication) are available upon request to discuss the paper:

  • Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
  • Christine M. Colvis, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • Matthew D. Hall, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Michael G. Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Sarah W. Read, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • H. Clifford Lane, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., National Cancer Institute
  • Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Tara A. Schwetz, Ph.D., Office of the Director, 2023 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
  • Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Office of the Director, 2023 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
  • Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Article

Collins FS, et al. . Science. 2023;379(6631):441-444. doi:10.1126/science.adf5167

Contact

Please contact the NIH News Media Branch to schedule an interview with an NIH author. To speak to authors from other organizations, please contact their organization’s media offices.

About the 2023 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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