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COVID-19 - Vet-Lirn Network Capacity Building for SARS-CoV-2: -80 degree freezer andNanodrop

  • Funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: 1U18FD007493-01

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $24,603

  • Funder

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Principal Investigator

    CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Leyi Wang

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Animal and environmental research and research on diseases vectors

  • Research Subcategory

    Animal source and routes of transmission

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Project Abstract The University of Illinois (UI) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) is a full service, AAVLD accredited, all species, reference laboratory. UI VDL is a member of the VET-LIRN. Since last April, UI VDL has tested over one thousand of samples for SARS-CoV-2 and more than one hundred of samples of large cats in four different zoos were tested positive. These positive and negative samples are important for SARS-CoV-2 clinical and research related activities. New freezer and Nanodrop will significantly increase our storage and testing capacity for routine case investigation and surveillance coordinated by Vet-LIRN.