Student-made COVID-19 treatments at Rhodes fill pipeline
Dr. Shana Stoddard, assistant professor of chemistry at Rhodes College, had her freshman students working on therapies for the coronavirus last spring while working remotely. The students’ research was recently accepted for publication in the journal Viruses. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Assistant professor Shana Stoddard is helping students design antiviral compounds for COVID-19, raising the bar for what remote learning can be.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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