A conversation between Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, lead scientist in the development of the first COVID vaccine, and Dr. Sandra Lindsay, the registered nurse who was the first person in the U.S. to get an authorized vaccine. Total lenght of the video 3:53
Op-Ed by Kizzmekia Corbett Having been a part of the team that developed a leading COVID-19 vaccine, I am often invited to speak or write about the successes of our work—work that led to the fastest vaccine development in history. Read the full article on the Time online
HHMI announces the inaugural Freeman Hrabowski Scholars cohort — 31 exceptional early career faculty who have potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments in which everyone can thrive.
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COVID-19 Three Years Later: How A Vaccine Was Created Three years ago, as the World Health Organization was preparing to declare COVID-19 a pandemic, scientists were already weeks into developing a vaccine. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was part of a groundbreaking team to produce the mRNA vaccine for Moderna. And she is joining Walter Isaacson to reflect on the early days of the pandemic and the future of vaccine research.
She Helped Unlock the Science of the Covid Vaccine Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-19. Read the full article on the New York Times
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated economic, racial and health disparities across the country. California’s Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly and Kizzmekia S. Corbett, assistant professor, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, join Washington Post Live to discuss health equity, the lessons learned from the pandemic and how we can better prepare and respond to the next one. Click here to watch the full interview on…
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The renowned scientist who led the team that developed the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 discusses the pandemic and what she hopes for the future Kizzmekia S Corbett, Ph.D, is a viral immunologist whose work focuses on propelling novel vaccine development for pandemic preparedness. She is a research fellow and the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and an assistant professor…
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The world knows Kizzmekia Corbett as one of the designers of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. And in her new job as an assistant professor at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Corbett plans to work on vaccine design to help the world better handle future pandemics. Read the full article on STAT
Suzette Hackney USA TODAY Published 6:01 AM EDT Mar. 13, 2022 Updated 12:01 PM EDT Apr. 14, 2022 Kizzmekia Corbett is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women across the country who have made a significant impact. The annual program is a continuation of Women of the Century, a 2020 project that commemorated the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Meet this…