The CDI Experts: Kurepina, TB, and an Eye for Detail
Tuberculosis (TB) has been with humanity for tens of thousands of years. Along the way, it’s killed hundreds of millions…
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Hackensack Meridian Health Convalescent Plasma Work for COVID-19 Treatments Enters Next Phase of Study
Treatments using antibodies of pandemic survivors enters new Phase 2 evaluation Researchers and clinical experts at Hackensack Meridian Health, New…
CDI Named Top Business Incubator by NJBIZ
Hackensack Meridian Health was named the top health care network in the state in the NJBIZ 2020 Reader Rankings. One…
Loudig Talks Better Biomarkers, Diagnostics, in Virtual Talk
Performing diagnostics earlier, less invasively, and more accurately than ever could save untold lives. For Oliver Loudig, Ph.D., the Center…
CDI Physician-Scientist Seeks to Catch Disease Earlier in the Process
Rachel Rosenstein, M.D., Ph.D., worked for two years at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. There, the dermatologist saw…
Hackensack Meridian CDI and partners at the University of Michigan Demonstrate Better, Faster COVID-19 Antibody[...]
Better tool, methodology could mean better convalescent plasma A more efficient and much faster method to assess high levels of…
Hackensack Meridian CDI Scientists Find One-Two Punch Working against Stubborn Pancreatic Cancer in Preclinical Models
A one-two punch of changing gene expression, then deploying immune checkpoint inhibitors, shows promise in battling one of the most…
CDI Head Perlin, Clinical Expert to Talk ‘Navigating Diabetes in the Time of COVID-19
Keeping proactive in treating diabetes is a challenge in the time of the restrictions of pandemic. Two top Hackensack Meridian…
CDI Head Perlin Takes Part in Morris Arts’ ‘Great Conversations’
A wide-ranging talk that focused on the uncertainties and challenges of COVID-19 held by Morris Arts featured insights from David…
Grad Student Working at CDI Pursues Drug Resistance Pathways
Jessica Schuyler is in pursuit of a dangerous infection, like many of her peers at the Hackensack Meridian Center for…
CDI supports Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Work
The Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is providing facility and logistical support to pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for…
The CDI Experts: How Nancy Zhao Powered the COVID-19 Response
Nancy Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., was on back-to-back academic work trips in January. She had a meeting as a member of…
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Fight Against Drug Resistance Undermined by Lack of New Antibiotics
A lack of new antibiotics, along with declining investments worldwide, currently hinders the fight against rising drug-resistant infections, according to…
Novel Coronavirus Spreads in China, International Community Responds
A new coronavirus being compared to the SARS viral spread of 2003 continues to spread in a central Chinese province…
New Killer T Cell Discovered, Touted as Possible Universal Cancer Therapy
A new type of T-cell receptor which recognizes and kills most cancer types could be a “universal” cancer therapy, according…
Science, Less Smoking Lead to Largest Ever Single-Year Drop in Cancer Mortality
Decreases in smoking and medical breakthroughs have produced the largest-ever single-year drop in cancer mortality, according to a new report…
FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine in ‘Critical Milestone’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ervebo, the first such vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus disease (EVD),…
Deadly fungus spreads in N.J. with more than 100 confirmed cases
A deadly drug-resistant fungus is spreading in New Jersey. Candida auris, which is typically found in healthcare facilities that take…
Why the huge surge in EEE cases?
From STAT News: Federal rules requiring quick sample disposal mean we may never know why there is the “massive” increase…
Winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in medicine figured out how our cells adapt to[...]
From Apple News: This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work focused on understanding how…
Stuart Levy, microbiologist who sounded alarm on antibiotic resistance, dies at 80
Stuart B. Levy, a physician and microbiologist who sounded the alarm on the dangers of antibiotic resistance, demonstrating that drugs…
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future?
From The New England Journal of Medicine: Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? Read…
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says… Read More
2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
Top doctors fighting Ebola quickly used the case on Tuesday to press the message that people can recover from the…