CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

Georgia State scientists are unraveling how the coronavirus operates, searching for effective treatments and diving into the pandemic’s impact on the economy and society. Learn more below about how our research community is making a difference.

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STOPPING THE SPREAD

Georgia State biomedical scientists have discovered that a new antiviral drug completely suppresses transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within 24 hours.

STUDYING THE IMPACT ON REFUGEES

An interdisciplinary team of Georgia State faculty have come together to study how the pandemic is affecting refugees in Clarkston — known as the “Ellis Island of the South” — and help address the community’s unique needs.

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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO MAP DISEASE

Juan Banda, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, is tapping into Twitter data to learn more about people’s experiences during the pandemic.

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A LOOMING CRISIS

With funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia State researchers are developing a project to reduce social isolation, loneliness and suicide risk in racially diverse older adults, the demographic hardest hit by COVID-19.

Battling COVID in “Hot Spot” Neighborhoods Best Serves Those Most Affected, Researchers Say

Published January 19, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

New study finds that COVID-19 testing and vaccination policies focusing on “hot spot” neighborhoods will better serve the virus’s hardest-hit populations.

Illustration of the path that COVID-19 can take from the nasal passages into the brainl

Study Finds COVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In Mice

Published January 19, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

The study has implications for understanding the wide range in symptoms and severity of illness among humans with COVID-19.

State Responses, Not Federal, Influenced the Rise in Unemployment Claims Early in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Published January 15, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Early in the U.S. coronavirus pandemic, unemployment claims were largely driven by state shutdown orders and not by the virus, according to new research.

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