Marina Kozak

expert

Program Manager The Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, DC

Expert Bio

Pro-Science, Pro-Health. Pro-Pup. Opinions my own.

Education

PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania (’10)

BS, Biochemistry, University of Georgia (’02)

Press

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Global Response (2) Introduction 101 (2) Maps, Stats, and Data (3) Prevention and Safety Measures (2) Reopening America (1) Social and Economic Impact (2) Testing and Tracking (1) The Science of the Virus (3) Understanding the Spread (1) Vaccination (2)
Here's what the US can still learn from South Korea's early response to the coronavirus. The big lesson from South Korea’s coronavirus response
Global Response
A look at how local pharmacies can be leveraged. This is in the context of... Opinion | How South Korea Solved Its Face Mask Shortage
Global Response
What it takes to get a highly-secured coronavirus lab up and running. Studying the coronavirus requires a special, high-security lab – STAT
intro 101
A well-done video explanation of the basic science behind the body’s immune system. Its complexity... The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection
intro 101
Deck is updated by the team at Our World in Data every weekday at noon,... A presentation based on OurWorldInData.org
Maps, Stats, and Data
Up-to-date testing data found here. Our Data
Maps, Stats, and Data
Cases and deaths broken out by race and ethnicity. Racial Data Dashboard
Maps, Stats, and Data
An interesting look at how online communities are crowdsourcing solutions to the critical lack of... D.I.Y. Coronavirus Solutions Are Gaining Steam
prevention / safety
This health literacy project has translated essential health information on COVID-19 into more than 30... COVID-19 Health Literacy Project
prevention / safety
We can guess the future by looking at the past. How previous epidemics have spurred... How Epidemics of the Past Changed the Way Americans Lived
Reopening America
There are disparities across many aspects of the pandemic. In this case, one in three... How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America
Social and Economic Impact
An inside look at the stress placed on front-line responders during the peak of the... 12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege
Social and Economic Impact
Up-to-date testing data found here. Our Data
Testing and Tracking
Developed immunity and antibody testing is emerging as cornerstones of plans to reopen the economy,... Everything we know about coronavirus immunity, and plenty we still don’t
The Science of the Virus
Thinking about transmission from the perspective of viral loads and where the virus is in... How much of the coronavirus does it take to make you sick? – STAT
The Science of the Virus
One of the easiest to understand explanations of how the coronavirus attacks the body that... An Explanation of How Coronavirus Damages Your Body
The Science of the Virus
What Happens Next? COVID-19 Futures, Explained With Playable Simulations
Understanding the Spread
An end to the pandemic is not as simple as creating a silver bullet vaccine.... A Vaccine Reality Check
Vaccination
A good breakdown of the various routes drug development could take in the search for... The Best Hopes for a Coronavirus Drug
Vaccination

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