News: Infectious Diseases
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
Updated: Model Forecasts When States, Cities Likely to See Peak in COVID-19 Deaths
A University of Texas at Austin model that projects COVID-19 deaths for all 50 U.S. states and dozens of metro areas using geolocation data.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Antibodies from Llamas Could Help in Fight Against COVID-19
The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Breakthrough in Coronavirus Research Results in New Map to Support Vaccine Design
Researchers from UT Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for COVID-19
How Chromosomes Organize and Genes Interact Needs Rethinking, Study Finds
Bacterial DNA much more twisted than originally thought.
Experimental Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elicits Strong Immune Response
After decades of research, an effective RSV vaccine now seems within reach
Fighting Hepatitis C Virus, Using Clues from What Killed Bevo XIV
And other adventures in animal viruses teaching us about human disease
Department of Molecular Biosciences
The 40 Year-old Discovery Behind A Promising New Flu Drug
How basic research led to a better antiviral drug to combat influenza
Promise of New Antibiotics Lies with Shackling Tiny Toxic Tetherballs to Bacteria
Bryan Davies of The University of Texas at Austin and a team have developed a system to identify new options for fighting bacteria.