UNDERSTANDING THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACTS

The University of Utah community has mobilized enormous efforts towards understanding the nature of the novel coronavirus and its impact on society. Investigators from nearly every discipline are leading COVID-19-related projects to study the virus from all angles—from clinical and vaccine trials and therapy and technology development, to digging into the societal and economic implications.

The flash flood-like emergence of COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the University of Utah Health’s Immunology, Inflammation, and Infectious Disease (3i) initiative that brings scientists from diverse backgrounds together to conduct research in these fields. With 3i in place, the U and partners were able to quickly leverage our strengths to answer the most pressing questions about COVID-19.

Within weeks of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Utah researchers rose to the occasion, using their expertise to find answers to the disease and its wide-ranging impacts. Today, almost 200 investigators from nearly every discipline are leading 136 COVID-19-related projects to study the virus from all angles—from testing and vaccine trials to its impact on vulnerable communities and on rates of domestic violence.