Scientist Riti Sharan: 'When the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in early 2020, we all put down our research to focus our energy on this new pathogen. It felt like we were racing against time.'
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In those early days, our research was focused on preparing an animal model that could represent humans sick with COVID-19. The animal models then helped perform efficacy trials for vaccines and therapies now being used against this deadly disease, including the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail.
Riti Sharan demonstrates the act of pipetting, something that she does frequently in controlled laboratory environments at Texas Biomedical Institute.Across the world, TB infection rates remain high, causing extensive morbidity and mortality. In addition, coinfection with HIV often reactivates latent TB, exacerbating the problem.and, while TB occurs less often here, advancement in our understanding of both diseases has the potential to benefit our neighbors along with millions of others.
I have been intrigued by the human body since my high school biology class. Working with my teachers in the biology lab was fascinating, especially learning about how all the organs function and the complex and diverse ways the human body defends itself against pathogens. This fascination led me to pursue a career that has taken me all over the world, from India to Australia, then France and now Texas.
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