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.
![A map of the US forecasts daily deaths from COVID-19](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/covid-19_map_past_peak.png)
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.
![Winter is a llama from the Belgian countryside](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/llama-winter_007_1200.jpeg)
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
![Jason S. McLellan, associate professor of molecular biosciences, left, and graduate student Daniel Wrapp, right, work in the McLellan Lab at The University of Texas at Austin Monday](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mclellan-wrapp700.jpeg)
How Chromosomes Organize and Genes Interact Needs Rethinking, Study Finds
Bacterial DNA much more twisted than originally thought.
![Artist illustration of phage superimposed over multicolored background](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mu_cover_we_20200213-162231_1.jpeg)
Experimental Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elicits Strong Immune Response
After decades of research, an effective RSV vaccine now seems within reach
![A patient receives a vaccination in the arm](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/vaccination-2400x1350.jpg)
Fighting Hepatitis C Virus, Using Clues from What Killed Bevo XIV
And other adventures in animal viruses teaching us about human disease
![Image of Bevo with a handler standing beside him](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/bevo_with_zach_mafrig_20180723-163652_1.jpeg)
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
![Robert Krug in his lab at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, circa 1970s.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/krug-lab-70s_700.jpeg)
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.
![Artist rendering of bacteria in orange on dark brown background](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/bacteria-1200x800-c-default.jpeg)