Cited by 169Academic Publishing and Open AccessCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsEducation during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and research shutdown: staying safe and productive

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Omary, M. Bishr, Eswaraka, Jeetendra, Kimball, S. David, Moghe, Prabhas V., Panettieri, Reynold A., Scotto, Kathleen W.·2020·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has caused severe disease outcomes and widespread infections not seen in terms of its case fatality rate and global economic impact since the 1918 to 1919 Spanish flu, with the latter leading to 675,000 deaths in the United States (US) (50 million worldwide) (1).The US currently has the largest number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the world, with tremendous health, economic, and social ramifications, including closing of schools, businesses, and all public gatherings in order to maximize social distancing and prevent virus spread.Here, we address the major impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on biomedical research, the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic for research-intensive institutions (Figure 1A), and what investigators can do to maintain some level of research activity while keeping their coworkers and trainees safe and engaged (Figure 1B).

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Authors
Omary, M. B., Eswaraka, J., Kimball, S. D., Moghe, P. V., Panettieri, R. A., & Scotto, K. W.
Affiliations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author
Omary, M. Bishr
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2020-04-27
Volume
130
Issue
6
Pages
2745-2748
ISSN
  • 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-8238
OpenAlex
W3014562315
Cited by
169
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 1
FWCI
34.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES005022)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, biomedical research, research productivity, laboratory safety, research-intensive institutions, social distancing
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Animals, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, United States, Occupational Health, Efficiency, Organizational, Coronavirus Infections, Models, Animal, Biomedical Research, Pandemics

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