Meet the leaders who shepherded science through a challenging yearTake a moment to think back to March, 2020, a little over a year ago. The World Health Organization had just declared COVID-19 a pandemic. People running research institutes

Building a Better Antibody

Feb 22nd, 2021 8m 17s

Meet a protein aficionado working on a new way to treat COVID-19. As an expert on proteins, biochemist Barry Honig, PhD, has explored a huge variety of topics during his career: from color vision to cancer. He’s a theorist, a scientist interes

Uncovering the Lingering Health Effects of COVID

Dec 17th, 2020 11m 38s

Researchers recruit New Yorkers who have recovered from coronavirus to be scanned for long-term damage to the heart and other organs.So you contracted COVID-19, and you got better. You took an antibody test: It was positive. But do you fe

Back To School

Sep 9th, 2020 12m 47s

What does it look like to start graduate school in the middle of a pandemic? In this episode, meet incoming students at Columbia’s Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior and at the Zuckerman Institute. These young minds are navigating s

Digital Defense

Jul 23rd, 2020 12m 16s

You’re a graduate student. You’ve spent five to seven years in the lab, doing experiments and analyzing data. At last, the big day comes to present your PhD research, defend your written thesis and get your degree.Then COVID breaks out.T

Masks Come Clean

Jul 2nd, 2020 11m 53s

Across the country and the world, people are getting into the habit of wearing face masks to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. But what’s the proper way to clean a mask when it may have become contaminated? What should someone do wi

Harnessing Antibodies

May 29th, 2020 12m 10s

As the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers in New York are developing a strategy for curbing the pandemic that might be available sooner: treating people who have the virus with antibodies collected from those who have recovered.

Making a COVID-19 Home Test

May 13th, 2020 13m 18s

As America loosens its COVID-19 restrictions, many worry that a second wave of the virus will emerge. To avoid this scenario, scientists around the country are developing new coronavirus tests. Being able to track who is infected, before symp

Research, Going Viral

May 7th, 2020 12m 51s

In the midst of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, a new forum has emerged that brings together leading researchers, physicians and scholars from across the world. Every week, they’re sharing the latest research with a speed and openness unth

Scientists, Mobilized

Apr 29th, 2020 13m 43s

How did a young Columbia researcher organize hundreds of young scientists to combat coronavirus in a matter of days? It all started with a call for help sterilizing hospital masks. The overwhelming response he received laid the foundations for

Virus Blocker

Apr 22nd, 2020 13m 35s

Crisis is the mother of invention. In response to the COVID-19, smart minds across the world are creating new healthcare devices and innovations that may outlast the pandemic itself.This episode of Lab in the Time of Coronavirus explores a ne