Northwestern Professor Thomas McDade discusses his COVID-19 research on coronavirus antibodies on the Global Lunchbox Podcast episode, “Coronavirus antibodies: Who has them and what does it mean?” McDade launched a large community-based study called SCAN: Screening for Coronavirus Antibodies in Neighborhoods in June 2020. SCAN aims to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and to identify the circumstances and behaviors associated with exposure and severity of infection.
McDade is Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Laboratory for Human Biology Research, and Director of Cells to Society (C2S): The Center on Social Disparities and Health in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern. He is a biological anthropologist whose work is primarily concerned with the dynamic interrelationships among society, biology and health over the life-course, with an emphasis on life-course approaches to stress and the human immune system.
The Global Lunchbox series, hosted by the Center for International & Area Studies at Northwestern University, features conversations with scholars in the social sciences and humanities about their current research on a range of critical global issues.