Kelly Malcom
Lead Research Communicator
Malcom is a lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine and research communications strategist for the U-M Medical School, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing. She covers the basic science departments, pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, pathology and anesthesiology. Contact: [email protected]
Health Lab
Should We Worry About COVID-19 Reinfection?
U-M expert discusses whether repeat cases of COVID-19 is bad news for vaccines.
News Release
U-M partners with NIH ACTIV Initiative for clinical trial of blood clotting treatments for COVID-19
The University of Michigan is one of several academic medical centers partnering with the National Institutes of Health on three adaptive clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of varying types of blood thinners to treat adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Antibiotic Molecule Enables Immune System to Kill HIV Infected Cells
New research shows that targeting a protein called Nef with a molecule called concanamycin A allowed the immune system to essentially cure HIV in T cells.
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Immune Cell CXCR3 Receptor Behind Lethal Brain Damage Following Treatment for Fungal Infection
Finding could improve outcomes for treatment of infections in people living with HIV.
News Release
U-M to conduct clinical trial to test AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Michigan Medicine is partnering with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a Phase 3 clinical trial to test a vaccine against COVID-19. The AZD1222 COVID-19 VACCINE Study will research an investigational vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
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Investigational New Therapy Prevents Onset of Dravet Syndrome Symptoms in Mice
Development is first step to helping children with the rare epilepsy syndrome.
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Vaccine Q&A: From Flu to COVID-19, Everything You Need to Know
From flu shots to a vaccine for COVID-19, from herd immunity to vaccine safety, Dr. Pam Rockwell explains why vaccines are so important, especially during a pandemic.
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Oxygen Therapy Harms Lung Microbiome in Mice
New research in mice suggests that understanding the role of the lung microbiome may be pivotal to reducing infection brought on by oxygen treatment for hypoxemia.
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Study Reveals Transcription Factor’s Role Linking Diet and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Mice lacking E4BP4 were protected against diet’s damaging effects.
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Brain’s Ability to Rewire Itself is Connected to Gene Expression
New technique provides insight into the role of genes in brain’s plasticity and cognitive disorders.
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The Top 5 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Explained
A COVID-19 vaccine is being made, but what do we know about the top five vaccine candidates trying to end the coronavirus pandemic?
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Recovery After Severe COVID Infection Poses Unique Challenges
As more patients are discharged from stressed ICUs, they face multiple problems brought on by the pandemic.
Medicine at Michigan
COVID-19, ARDS Patients Struggle Financially in Recovery
Many face serious financial effects — even homelessness — in recovery
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Modifying Writer and Eraser Enzymes Reverses Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Mice
Mouse models of two rare brain development disorders see their conditions corrected through manipulation of histone H3K4me.
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Study of Gene’s Hormone Effects Leads to Surprise Insight into Pituitary Tumors
A study of the role of the Islet 1 gene in hormone production leads to accidental model of tumor formation.
