Also, COVID strains: What are "strains" and why do they happen?
This month we're celebrating Black History Month withevents and alimited-time match opportunityto support African American students pursue medical training at the CU School of Medicine.
This year, the Advancement team is very excited to partner with on-campus scientist, Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD, for a new newsletter feature we're calling, Ask a Scientist, the spirit of which is to explain complex scientific studies and discoveries related to health and medicine using everyday language and concepts.
It's a lot more popular than we anticipated!
We loved receiving all the questions from our readers last month – please keep them coming!
However, with only 12 newsletters per year, we're realizing we cannot answer each question received with a video reply from Dr. Bernard. Some questions are better suited for a primary healthcare provider, and we encourage you to reach out to your doctor for personal medical advice.
But if you'd like a better understanding of something you've read or heard about related to medicine and health in general, please email your question(s) to advancement@cuanschutz.edu. Yours could be the one Dr. Bernard replies to with her very simple-to-understand video-recorded response, just like the one below about COVID strains.
ASK A SCIENTIST: How (and why) does a virus like COVID mutate?
Question submitted by Susan, a healthcare nurse in Colorado:
“We’ve all heard on the news that there are new strains of COVID. How/WHY does a virus like COVID mutate into new strains? I get the question all the time including, 'WHY are we seeing these new strains of COVID?', 'What is a strain, anyway?' and, 'What does that word 'strain' mean exactly?'”
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In 2023, The Anschutz Foundation made the Anschutz Acceleration Initiative (AAI) possible with a $50 million commitment to speed the development of healthcare innovations poised to make direct patient impact within the next three to five years.
Nine awardees were recently announced, their proposals targeting Down syndrome, cancer, patient-centered personalized care and screening, 3D print processing of dentures and restoring vision in patients with macular degeneration.
FEBRUARY 15 Black History Month Celebration
Gather for amazing food and hear panelists share their thoughts regarding matters related to health equity at CU and in the Denver-Metro area. A virtual and in-person event.
FEBRUARY 22 Let's Talk: Women's Heart Health
Hear evidence-based information about general heart health, stroke in women and female cardiac arrest. Light dinner served for in-person attendees.
MATCH OPPORTUNITY Charles J. Blackwood, MD, Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Support African American students pursuing medical training at the School of Medicine. Dollar for dollar matched until 6/30.
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