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July 10, 2020

BRI Races to Understand COVID-19

BRI scientists were sure of one thing when the novel coronavirus struck: They had the expertise to make swift progress toward understanding it and finding better treatments. “Studying how the immune system responds to viruses has been part of our work for years,” says BRI’s President Jane Buckner

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June 22, 2020

Is Hydroxychloroquine Safe for Autoimmune Diseases?

COVID-19 has put a therapy called hydroxychloroquine in the spotlight — and, at the same time, shrouded it in confusion.

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June 22, 2020

13 Trusted Information Sources on COVID-19 - Recommended by an Infectious Disease Doc

In a time when an online search for “COVID-19 information” produces an astonishing 38 million hits, deciding where to get your facts from can feel overwhelming. There is a staggering amount of commentary out there, but whose news can you trust?

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June 12, 2020

Three Generations of Lupus: How One Family Stays Strong and Perseveres

In the 1980s, Ronda Palmer constantly felt tired and had far too many aches and pains for a teenager.

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June 8, 2020

Engineering T Cells to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Takes Next Step Towards Human Clinical Trial

With a newly awarded $4 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, BRI and SCRI will now focus on using their novel approach to generate an engineered T cell product that can be used in a future first-in-human clinical trial.

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May 26, 2020

Teaming Up with Virginia Mason for Rapid COVID-19 Research

With more than 30 Virginia Mason team members and BRI researchers collaborating, research is happening at an unprecedented pace to help combat the COVID-19 public health crisis.

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May 14, 2020

Tips for Living with Autoimmune Disease During COVID-19: Managing Stress and Building Resilience

Many people who live with autoimmune diseases are feeling even more anxiety because their disease may put them at higher risk for complications if infected with COVID-19 – which also creates barriers to necessities like leaving the house, grocery shopping and getting medications.

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May 5, 2020

The Man Behind the Data: Hamid Bolouri, PhD

Dr. Bolouri joined BRI’s growing Systems Immunology Division this year. Much of his work explores why some people have one immune response to an external or internal event, while other people have a different response. He and his systems immunology colleagues examine the big picture.

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April 29, 2020

Meet the 10-Year-Old Who is Helping BRI Fight T1D Amid COVID-19

In the face of COVID-19, the Brooke family got used to things being canceled: school and work now happen at their home in Portland, Oregon. Twins Zoe and Andrew had to change their plans for their 10th birthday party.

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April 17, 2020

T1D and COVID-19: Coping with the Unknown

Even before the governor closed the schools, I think we realized COVID-19 was going to be a really big deal. Still, for many of us, that was the day it hit home. The virus was going to alter the way we live, work, learn and connect with others - maybe for years to come.

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