October 26, 2020 CSU lab conducts faculty and staff COVID-19 surveillance testing

Essential Colorado State University employees participated in a study to to minimize the risk of outbreaks while pursuing a return to normal workforce productivity and function.

September 20, 2020 CSU work on COVID-19 in skilled nursing facilities leads national research

CSU researchers have amassed one of the largest archives of longitudinally collected human samples of COVID-19 through their research in skilled nursing facilities.

August 26, 2020 An intertwined approach: CSU infectious disease experts make progress in national pandemic response

US Senator Cory Gardner (R – Colorado) met with CSU researchers to learn about the University’s work in testing, senior care facility surveillance and vaccine development.

July 16, 2020 SARS-CoV-2 Nextstrain Build

Ebel Lab incorporates data from the Nextstrain tracking tool to improve their epidemiological understanding and outbreak response to the pandemic.

July 11, 2020 How genetic sequencing is helping solve the mystery of coronavirus’ spread through Colorado nursing homes

The Ebel lab’s COVID-19 surveillance work is beginning to reveal clues about how SARS-CoV-2 spreads within skilled nursing facilities across the state.

May 31, 2020 Inside Vivage’s COVID-19 Testing Triage: By Targeting Nursing Home Workers, New Cases Go ‘Down to Zero’

Testing performed by CSU researchers showed significant numbers of presymptomatic or asymptomatic workers in skilled nursing facilities.

May 22, 2020 Can Coronavirus Be Transmitted Through Mosquito Bites?

The Ebel Lab’s Emily Gallichotte answers a CBS Denver listener’s question whether SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted through mosquito bites.

May 22, 2020 Colorado Will Test For Coronavirus At Every Nursing Home Every Week For 8 Weeks

COVID-19 testing in nursing homes increases across the state as asymptomatic workers are shown to bring the virus into the facilities.

May 13, 2020 CSU team finds dozens of asymptomatic nursing home workers infected with coronavirus

The Ebel lab conducted viral tests on nursing home healthcare workers for COVID-19 and finds many are asymptomatic carriers.