TWiV 766: The CORONA project with David Fajgenbaum
David joins TWiV to relate how his near-death experience with Castleman's disease motivated him to found the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory and the CORONA project to identify and track all treatments reported for COVID-19 in an open-source data repository.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: David Fajgenbaum
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Links for this episode- CORONA project
- Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory
- Castleman Disease Collaborative Network
- Chasing My Cure
- Letters read on TWiV 766
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne – How Giraffes Beat High Blood Pressure Kathy – Orangutan optical illusion Vincent – Two quotes from Chasing My Cure by David Fajgenbaum
John Paul II: Dear young people, whether you are believers or not, accept the call to be virtuous. This means being strong within, having a big heart, being rich in the highest sentiments, bold in the truth, courageous in freedom, constant in responsibility, generous in love, invincible in hope.
David: Never stop questioning and always follow the data.
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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