Scientists at Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center are using technologies developed to study cancer to look for drugs to treat COVID-19 and disarm the virus.
In a new study of mice, Columbia researchers found that an experimental drug that breaks down an amino acid slows pancreatic tumor growth by causing ferroptosis, an unusual form of cell death.
Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features Wendy Chung, David Goldstein, Samuel Sternberg, and Nancy Wexler. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.
“Usually, the standard is to intubate and do CPR and do all those things,” said Dr. Angela Mills, chief of emergency medical services at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian.
Columbia has established a COVID-19 Biobank to collect and disseminate biological specimens and clinical data for researchers at Columbia University and elsewhere.
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the dynamics of the virus within people it has infected and the need to buy medical researchers time to develop treatments.
Columbia established a fever and cough clinic where people with respiratory symptoms can see a health care provider and, if clinically warranted, be tested for COVID-19.
