Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Sunnybrook researchers awarded $1.4M in rapid response COVID-19 funding
The funds were awarded to Dr. Samira Mubareka, Dr. Robert Kozak and Dr. Jeannie Callum to support high-impact research to fight COVID-19.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Canadian hospitals trialing new treatment options for COVID-19 patients
Solidarity Trial will compare the safety and effectiveness of different drugs and drug combinations
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Sunnybrook is re-processing N95 masks, should the need for use arise
Based on existing evidence, as well as advice from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Sunnybrook is sterilizing N95 masks to prepare them for safe re-use, should the need arise.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
QuestCap Inc. makes timely $1-million investment in Sunnybrook to establish research group dedicated to fighting COVID-19
With these immediate funds, Sunnybrook will establish the Sunnybrook Translational Research Group for Emerging and Respiratory Viruses (SERV)
Source: newswire.ca
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Research team has isolated the COVID-19 virus
A team of researchers from Sunnybrook, McMaster University and University of Toronto has isolated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak
