Professor Thomas McDade, of the Department of Anthropology, found that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases by 20% in adults with prior cases of COVID-19.
McDade and a team of biological anthropologists tested blood samples from …
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’s “Conversation with the Dean” is a faculty speaker series designed to deliver insights into the cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The series is offered live to Weinberg College leadership …
Professor Thomas McDade, the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. McDade is also director of the Laboratory for Human Biology Research and Director of Cells to Society (C2S): The …
Professor Thomas McDade has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. McDade is the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Anthropology at Weinberg College, director of the Laboratory for …
An interdisciplinary research team led by anthropology Professor Thomas McDade of Northwestern University launched a sizeable community-based study in June 2020 called SCAN: Screening for Coronavirus Antibodies in Neighborhoods. The research team included experts in community-based surveys, population and …
Northwestern University scientists have developed an antibody blood test that is minimally invasive and can be self-collected at home.
Professor Thomas McDade of the Department of Anthropology at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and professor of medical social sciences …
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 …
Several members of the anthropology department and the program in global health studies, past and present, have contributed to a special issue of the American Journal of Human Biology on the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes 14 commentaries by leading scholars …
Professor Thomas McDade has received a Manulife CIFAR Population Health & Well-being Grant for COVID-19-related population health projects. This program funds six interdisciplinary project team focused on pushing traditional research boundaries and offering new insight into how the pandemic will …
According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, there has been a statistically larger amount of Latinx and African American Chicago residents who have contracted or died from COVID-19 than white residents.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made a point …