As COVID-19 has an impact on all of us, ASPET has taken steps to respond to help ensure the safety of our members, meeting attendees, volunteers, and staff.  ASPET encourages everyone to follow the recommended guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.  To help serve our members, ASPET has compiled a list of resources, information, and news related to the coronavirus pandemic.  We will update this page regularly as new information and resources become available.  If you would like to suggest a relevant resource for inclusion on this list, please contact info@aspet.org for consideration.

Daily COVID-19 Tracker

The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University has developed a daily tracker of Coronavirus (COVID-19) global cases.

COVID-19 Resource Centers

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Coronavirus.gov (hosted by CDC)
• COVID-19 National Scientist Volunteer Database
• International Union for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) Clinical Division considerations in the context of COVID-19 pandemics
• Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Coronaviruses Resource Center
• U.S. Department of State
• World Health Organization

NIH Resources

• NIH COVID-19 Research
• Combat COVID Portal
  
• NIH – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
• COVID-19 Flexibilities FAQ’s
• New NIH Resource to Analyze COVID-19 Literature: The COVID-19 Portfolio Tool
• Accepting Preliminary Data as Post-Submission Material and Other COVID-19-Related Application Flexibilities
• NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research

Online Teaching References

• Online Teaching Toolkit from the Association of College and University Educators
• Shifting Courses to Online Instruction (Inside Higher Ed, March 11, 2020)
• Advice on Online Teaching from the Chronicle of Higher Education

ASPET’s COVID-19 Resources

• Focus 3-25-2021: COVID-19 Vaccine: Between Myth and Reality from Paul Thomas, PhD, Faculty, Dept. of Immunology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  
  • Slides for COVID-19 Vaccine: Between Myth and Reality webinar
  • COVID-19 Vaccines Explained
  • Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines
    
• A Biomarker-Centric Approach to Drug Discovery and Development: Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
  
• Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetics of Lysosomotropic Chloroquine in Rat and Human
  
• Predicting Drug Interactions with Human Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporters 1 and 2 Using Functional Knockout Cell Lines and Bayesian Modeling
  
• Dysregulation of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Expression and Function in Comorbid Disease Conditions Possibly Contributes to Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 Complication Severity
  
• The Role of Smoking and Nicotine in the Transmission and Pathogenesis of COVID-19
• Role of GILZ in the Kidney and the Cardiovascular System: Relevance to Cardiorenal Complications of COVID-19
• Does COVID19 Infect the Brain? If So, Smokers Might Be at a Higher Risk
• Commentary on: “Does COVID19 Infect the Brain? If So, Smokers Might Be at a Higher Risk”
• Response to Comments on “Does COVID19 Infect the Brain? If So, Smokers Might Be at a Higher Risk”
• Drug Discovery Strategies for SARS-CoV-2
• Heparin-binding peptides as novel therapies to stop SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry and infection
  
• Molecular Pharmacology Publishes COVID-19 Perspective Article
• ASPET Journals Respond to COVID-19
• Letter from ASPET Leadership (March 18, 2020)
• Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2020 Cancellation Notice
• ASPET Annual Meeting Cancellation FAQ’s
• Experimental Biology FAQ’s

Managing Stress

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
• CNN – How to coronavirus-proof your home
• CDC – Stress and Coping Information

Working from Home

• National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training & Education blog post on Working From Home: Tips & Tricks (April 6)
• 25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists Addgene Blog (March 19)
• Working From Home Because of COVID-19? Here are 10 Ways to Spend Your Time article in Science Magazine (March 16)
• Tips for Scientists to Effectively Work From Home Synthego Blog Post (March 25)
• 20 Tips for Working from Home – Scientists’ Edition in Enzo Life Sciences TechNotes

COVID-19 Clinical Trials

• Comprehensive global list of all COVID-19 clinical trials
• WHO Trial Registry Network
• Principles for evaluation and use of COVID-19 vaccines in older adults
  

Other Related COVID-19 News and Information

• COVID-19 Stimulus Package—What’s in the bill?
• How Face Masks Can Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
• Face Coverings, Masks, and Respirators: Know the Difference
• Be Informed: Know Your Risk During COVID-19