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About

The COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons from the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University is designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic with comprehensive information about testing, diagnostics technologies and strategies for how employers are keeping their employees safe as they reopen the economy. 

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions, comments or to get involved.

Principal investigators

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Mara G. Aspinall
Professor of Practice
ASU College of Health Solutions

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Nate Wade
Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
ASU College of Health Solutions

ASU College of Health Solutions

Dr. Sarah Igoe
Research Professional
Dr. Brandon M. Henry*
Physician, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
*Top 10 most prolific COVID researchers
Carl Yamashiro
Clinical Associate Professor
Monica Lovato
Project Manager
Jonathan Kurka
Senior Research Analyst
Brian Schraum
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Deanna Johnson Mullican
Graphic Designer Principal
Kym Levesque
Marketing Content Manager
Sarah Miller
Web Marketing Specialist
Jackie Heidegger Hamilton
Events Manager
Katie Cannon
Program Manager
 

 

ASU Decision Theater

Jon Miller
Director
Sri Kandala
Manager and Research Scientist
Fangwu Wei
Assistant Research Scientist and Data Scientist
Ramesh Gorantla
Software Development Lead
Pranathi Pantham
Software Development Lead
Erzhena Soktoeva
UX Design Lead
Ana Hernandez
Graphic Designer
DeAnn Fedyski
Project Coordinator
Kayleigh Steele
Student Employee
Lokeshwar Dasa Gangadhar Gupta
Student Employee
Ashish Padakannaya
Student Employee
Sravani Gandla
Student Employee
Avinash Bhojwani
Student Employee
Rahul Santhosh Kumar Varma
Student Employee
Krishna Prasad Kesani
Student Employee
Swaminathan Balachandran
Student Employee
Ishrat Lallmamode
Student Employee

 

World Economic Forum

Genya Dana
Head of Healthcare Transformation
Cameron Fox
Project Specialist, Precision Medicine

 

Our team would like to thank The Rockefeller Foundation for their support of this initiative.

From Arizona State University

ASU releases first comprehensive survey on how companies are protecting their employees from COVID-19
1,125 companies in 29 countries reveal stark challenges in navigating the pandemic

COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons: A data-driven collaboration
ASU partners with World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation on new initiative to help companies get back to work

ASU hosts summit to address spread of novel coronavirus
ASU's College of Health Solutions played host to a virtual gathering of roughly 60 diagnostics leaders from around the world.

From Our Partners

We asked companies how they are helping employees to work safely. Here’s what they said
World Economic Forum

Can Mass Self-Testing for Covid-19 Keep Schools Safe?
The Wall Street Journal

Testing for America Releases How-To Guide for Testing Programs to Reopen Schools Safely
Cision PR Newswire

New research commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation strengthens evidence base for reopening K-12 schools with robust Covid-19 testing programs
Cision PR Newswire

Covid-19 Testing in Schools Bolsters Safety but Is Hard to Set Up, Studies Find
The Wall Street Journal

Bristol Myers Gains Rights to Rockefeller's Covid Treatment
TheStreet

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to COVID-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa
ReliefWeb

Keeping workers well: A new initiative sets vision for health at work during COVID-19
World Economic Forum

COVID-19 National Testing and Tracing Action Plan
The Rockefeller Foundation

In the News

‎Workplace COVID-19 Testing May Be Needed Despite Vaccine Rollout
New Jersey Business & Industry Association

Here are the challenges of protecting employees from COVID-19
AZ Big Media

Canary Health Technologies Continues COVID-19 Test Development With Ultra-Rapid Saliva Test
360Dx

Even More Testing
GenomeWeb

Is The Biden Administration Doing Enough To Boost COVID-19 Testing?
WXXI News

Schools try new COVID-19 testing strategy: pooling specimens
Marketplace

As CDC weighs coronavirus testing requirement for domestic flights, industry voices fierce opposition
The Washington Post

Why America is ‘flying blind’ to the coronavirus mutations racing across the globe
The Washington Post

COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Development of CRISPR as a Diagnostic Platform in 2020
GenomeWeb

Inside President Biden’s Rapid Covid Testing Plan for Schools
Tech & Learning

How good is COVID-19 testing in the U.S. right now?
National Geographic

Biden plans federal board to surge COVID-19 testing. What might that look like?
Marketplace

The Truth About COVID Rapid Tests
Men's Health

Coronavirus testing before flying could become the norm as airlines try to boost confidence and woo travelers
The Washington Post

Many Employers Avoid Covid Tests Over Cost, Not Availability
The New York Times

Did Trump Delay the Arrival of At-Home Coronavirus Testing?
The Atlantic

States Undercount Positive Rapid Tests, Masking the Spread of Disease
The New York Times

Home tests could help in the fight against the coronavirus. So where are they?
The Washington Post

The breakthrough that could halt the pandemic, even before a vaccine
Politico

New Report Gives Covid-19 Testing Strategies To Help America’s Communities Open Safely
CITI I/O

Coronavirus testing hits a wall: Where do we go from here?
MedTech Dive

Do-it-yourself coronavirus testing sparks kudos, and caution
The Boston Globe

Myth Busting with Mara (Podcast)
Accumen’s Healthcare Performance Insider Podcast

Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount
Associated Press

U.S. Must Spend $75 Billion to Improve COVID-19 Testing, Report Says
US News

COVID-19 temperature checks might do more harm than good
Popular Science