Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is being celebrated for leading a team at the National Institutes of Health that helped develop Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
On this final day of Women's History Month, CBS News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook caught up with a medical researcher who has already made her own mark on history. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is being celebrated for leading a team at the National Institutes of Health that helped develop"It's Women's History Month, and you've certainly made history regardless of gender," Dr. LaPook said to Dr. Corbett.
Now 36, Dr. Corbett is a researcher with a PhD in microbiology and immunology. She works as an assistant professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as the Shutzer assistant professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. She first caught the research bug as a teenager, when she worked in a lab at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dr. Jeff Barke: Natural immunity is stronger than vaccine immunity against COVID-19 -SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The FDA recently authorized another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people age 50 and up, and the immunocompromised. This would be the fourth shot in a year, for people who are defined as “fully vaccinated.” As expected, many people are hesitant to do so, since the vaccine does not even prevent...
Read more »
School District Of Philadelphia Selects Tony Watlington To Replace Dr. William Hite As SuperintendentTony Watlington comes to Philadelphia from North Carolina, where he was the superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School District.
Read more »
School District of Philadelphia names Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. as next superintendentDr. Tony Watlington Sr. will be the next superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, officials announced Friday morning after narrowing their search down to three finalists.
Read more »
Dr. Nicole Saphier: Fauci, CDC ‘have not acknowledged natural immunity’Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses COVID-19 natural immunity.
Read more »
Community honors Brenda Bunson-Bey and Dr. Shadidi Bea Kinsey - New York Amsterdam NewsUnique fashion designer Brenda Bunson-Bey and acupuncturist and healer Dr. Shadidi Bea Kinsey were both honored by the community at Bed Stuy Restoration Plaza’s Skylight Gallery on Sunday, March 27, 2022. The event was hosted by Sista’s Place and the December 12th Movement.
Read more »
Moderna co-founder discusses making a difference, his push to transform Armenia into tech-creating nationAs April marks Armenian History Month in LA County, we spoke with Dr. Noubar Afeyan, who is the co-founder and chairman of Moderna and founder-CEO of Flagship Pioneering.
Read more »