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Meghan May quoted in ‘HealthZette’ article

Meghan May
Meghan May

Meghan May, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, was quoted in an article by HealthZette, an online wellness publication.

The piece discusses the search for a Zika virus vaccine and the steps that the National Institutes of Health have taken to expedite the process.

May said that “The NIH has, for the first time in its history, introduced a grant submission program with a rolling deadline — meaning that a scientist can submit a proposal as soon as they can write it.”

In regard to the safety of this new rolling submission process, May said “The purpose of this type of trial is simply to establish safety, and the approach being used has been demonstrated to be very safe,”

 

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