Tuesday, May 12, 2020

NIAID-Supported Research Leads to New SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

NIAID-Supported Research Leads to New SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow) emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID

With support from the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report a new lab test to identify antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Their findings are published online today in Nature Medicine. The test has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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