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ISSCR COVID-19 Stem Cell Community Resources 

Updated 16 February, 2021

COVID-19_Graphic_2We need to stand together as a scientific community more than ever during this unprecedented time. We understand that this is a time of great uncertainty and that restrictions in place across the globe for physical distancing and travel will have long-lasting ramifications on institutions, labs, experiments, funding, publications, and careers. As a Society we are here to amplify your voice, provide you with valuable resources, and to be a place for the community to come together. 

We have collected resources that may be helpful to you and your stem cell science colleagues. These include news and scientific resources about the coronavirus and COVID-19, volunteer opportunities, virtual courses and seminars, best practices for remote teaching, and professional development tools. 

We invite you to share how you are adjusting to the ramp down of university research or changes in your company's operations, and how you remain engaged in the science and with your lab colleagues.

  • Learn about the response of the global stem cell community to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the results of our survey and see this commentary in Stem Cell Reports Survey Says: “COVID-19 Lockdown Hits Young Faculty and Clinical Trials.”
  • To continue the conversation, the ISSCR has launched a new initiative to connect researchers using stem cells to understand SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 treatment. Calls are taking place weekly at 11 EDT on Thursdays. Interested ISSCR members should email Covid19@isscr.org to be added. See presenters at past and future meetings.

  • We have started a Slack channel for ISSCR members using stem cells to address SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 treatment. Email Covid19@isscr.org to be added.
  • Learn from Editor-in-Chief Martin Pera how your Society journal, Stem Cell Reports, is working with stem cell scientists to ensure that communication of new results and new concepts in the field continues.
  • Share on social media using #ISSCRCovid19.

If you have suggestions for resources to add to the list below, if you would like to see another type of resource from the ISSCR, or if you would like to share anything else with us, please email us at Covid19@isscr.org so that we can bring this information to the entire community. 

(Image: This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab, credit NIAID-RML).

The ISSCR attempts to include timely, reliable, and accurate information from reputable sources, but it is the responsibility of the user to properly vet the information and make their own informed decisions regarding the materials below. Please share information that you find particularly helpful or informative or help us identify resources that are inaccurate or outdated so we can remove them.


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Scientific News and Resources

Volunteer Opportunities

Sign up to volunteer your scientific skills:

  • Crowdfight COVID-19, An initiative from the scientific community to put all available resources at the service of the fight against COVID-19
  • COVID-19: Scientist Volunteers, UK
  • COVID-19 Pandemic: Scientist Volunteers, USA
  • COVID-19 Diagnostic Lab Volunteer Recruitment Form, Greater Boston area, USA

Many hospitals need personal protective equipment, if you or your lab has any of the following: N95 Respirators, Surgical masks, Gloves, Protective goggles, Face masks, Booties, Gowns, or other relevant materials, please contact your local hospital to see how you can donate these items.

How else you can help:
  • Donate blood; Statement on Coronavirus and Blood Donation
  • 3D Print facemasks for hospitals
  • Public Health Agency of Canada – call for reagents for COVID19 testing
  • Many local testing centers are also asking for extra kits for RNA isolation
Funding Related Information
  • ISSCR Funding Resources
  • International COVID-19 Related Funding
  • Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science

Australia

  • Australian Research Council:
    • Continued Support for the Research Sector - ARC Research Grants 
  • National Health and Medical Research Council:
    • COVID-19 Impacts
    • MRFF Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Antiviral Development for COVID-19 Grant Opportunity

Canada

  • Canada Pledges C$275M for Coronavirus R&D, Adding to Global Funding Rush
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
    • Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Research Funding Opportunity Results
    • Update on COVID-19 and Impact on CIHR’s Policies, Programs, and Operations
  • Stem Cell Network: COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative

Europe

  • European Commission: 
    • EU Boosts Efforts to Adjust R&D Programmes to Virus Crisis
    • Startups Developing Tech to Combat COVID-19 Urged to Apply for Fast-Track EU Funding
  • European Research Council: 
    • Coronavirus - Business Continuity Measures at the ERC
  • EMBO:
    • Information for EMBO Fellows, Organisers of EMBO Events and Authors of Papers Submitted to EMBO Press

     

    United Kingdom

  • UK Research and Innovation:
    • Impact of Coronavirus on UKRI-Supported Research
    • Coronavirus Hub
  • Wellcome Trust:
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for Grant Applicants and Grantholders
    • Epidemic Preparedness: COVID-19 Funding Call
    • Urgent Funding Gaps in the Global Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Korea

  • Korea National Institute of Health:
  • Announcement of the Revision of the Coronavirus Infectious Diseases-19 Response

United States

  • California Institute for Regenerative Medicine:
    • Special Call for COVID19 Projects
  • National Institutes of Health:
    • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
  • National Science Foundation:
    • Coronavirus Information
    • Letter on Coronavirus
Managing a Clinical Trial During the Pandemic
  • All COVID19 Clinical Trials
  • European Medical Agency (EMA): Guidance on the Management of Clinical Trials During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
  • United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19-Related Scientific Resources

Coronavirus resources from scientific journals and publishers:

  • Cell Press: Coronavirus Resource Hub
  • JAMA Network: Featured Coronavirus articles
  • The Lancet: COVID-19 Resource Centre
  • Nature: Coronavirus and COVID-19
  • New England Journal of Medicine: Coronavirus (Covid-19) – articles and other resources
  • Science: Coronavirus
  • LitCovid - curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus.
  • Cambridge University Press Coronavirus Free Access Collection
  • Dimensions: COVID-19
  • Elsevier Novel Coronavirus Information Center
  • Elsevier COVID-19 Clinical Toolkit
  • Oxford University Press: Access to Our Resources on COVID-19, Other Coronaviruses, and Related Topics
  • Worldwide Federation of Science Journalists
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv
Additional resources:
  • COVID-19 Health Literacy Project -- Fact sheets available in 30 languages
  • Dissemination of New Coronavirus Information by Shinya Yamanaka
  • STAT News Coronavirus
  • Coronavirus Tech Handbook -- Manual for front-line providers
  • COVID Ready Communication Skills: A playbook of VitalTalk Tips -- A toolkit of talking points about COVID-19
  • Resources for Researchers and Clinicians Fighting COVID-19 in Canada
  • United States National Postdoctoral Association on COVID-19
International and National Bodies on the Coronavirus

Coronavirus resource hubs:

  • World Health Organization Database of Publications on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control News and Publications

Governmental health organization sites:

  • World Health Organization Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
  • African Centres for Disease Control
  • Australian Government Department of Health
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
  • Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
  • South Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • United Kingdom: Coronavirus (COVID-19) News and Responses
  • United States Center for Disease Control: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • United States National Institutes of Health: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Institutes and societies: 

  • Cambridge Stem Cell Institute COVID-19 Research
  • Imperial College London: COVID-19 Resources
  • Karolinska Institutet: Spotlight on COVID-19
  • Gladstone Institutes COVID-19
  • Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
  • Max Planck Society: Corona
  • Stanford University: Ongoing COVID-19 Research

  • Alliance for Regenerative Medicine COVID-19 Resources -- Includes COVID-19 Regulatory Updates & Resources for 15 agencies
  • American Society of Hematology COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 in the News

Stem cell-related news:

  • Fetal Tissue Ban Blocks Study of Potential Coronavirus Therapies
  • Trump Ban on Fetal Tissue Research Blocks Coronavirus Treatment Effort
  • Unproven Stem Cell Therapy Gets Ok for Testing in Coronavirus Patients
  • Message From the Editor: Stem Cell Science in the Time of COVID-19
  • Interview With Sean Morrison on Cellular Therapies for COVID-19
  • Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — We’ve Had Enough Already
  • Preying on Public Fears and Anxieties in a Pandemic: Businesses Selling Unproven and Unlicensed “Stem Cell Treatments” for COVID-19
  • Column: Don’t Be Taken in by Stem Cell Firms Offering Unsubstantiated Therapies for COVID-19

  • Articles related to working in a lab setting:

    • Amid Coronavirus Shutdowns, Some Grad Students Feel Pressure to Report to Their Labs
    • Managing Social Distancing as a Scientist in Training
    • Science-Ing From Home Isn’t Easy. Our Humor Columnist Shares His Tips
    • Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment
    • Universities Issue Hiring Freezes in Response to COVID-19
    • University Grad Students Step up to Fill U.S. Coronavirus Testing Void
    • Postgraduate Students Urge Funders to Extend Grants Over Coronavirus
    • Updated: Labs Go Quiet as Researchers Brace for Long-Term Coronavirus Disruptions
    • How I’ve Connected With Other Scientists Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Keep up With the Latest Coronavirus Research
    • How Early-Career Scientists Are Coping With COVID-19 Challenges and Fears
    • The Pandemic and the Female Academic
    • Early Journal Submission Data Suggest COVID-19 Is Tanking Women's Research Productivity
    • Impact of COVID-19 on Academic Mothers
    • Moving Academic Research Forward During COVID-19
    • Professors Must Support the Mental Health of Trainees During the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Survey Says: “COVID-19 Lockdown Hits Young Faculty and Clinical Trials."
    • Seeking an ‘Exit Plan’ for Leaving Academia Amid Coronavirus Worries
    • The Pandemic Is Hitting Scientist Parents Hard, and Some Solutions May Backfire
    • NIHR Shares Two Month Update on Implementation of the Restart Framework
    • Academia Needs a Reality Check: Life Is Not Back to Normal
    • The Virus Moved Female Faculty to the Brink. Will Universities Help?
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    Online Courses

    Related to the coronavirus:

    • Medical Student COVID-19 Curriculum
    • Fighting COVID-19 With Epidemiology: A Johns Hopkins Teach-Out
    • Coronavirus in Italy—Report From the Front Lines
    • Social Media and Emergency Preparedness in Response to Novel Coronavirus
    • Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19
    • Mini-Master of Public Health
    • COVID-19 Classroom - for students from elementary school through college.
    • COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and the Pandemic, MIT course freely open to all, September 1, 2020 through December 8, 2020, Tuesdays at 11:30 AM ET
    Computational courses:
    • Learning Bioinformatics at Home
    • 2-day online workshop course: Python for Life Scientists
    • Python Scripting for Computational Molecular Science
    • Using Python for Research
    • Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management
    • How to Learn Prism
    • General Assembly Computational and Data Science Courses
    • Udemy Programming Courses
    Professional development:
    • Academic Writing Virtual Retreat
    • Nature Masterclasses: Scientific Writing and Publishing; Effective Collaboration in Research; Focus on Peer Review
    • Making Science and Engineering Pictures: A Practical Guide to Presenting Your Work

    Multiple topics:

    • EMBL-EBI online courses
    • CamBioScience - 2 day advanced courses and scientific conferences
    • Wellcome Genome Campus: Advanced Courses
    • Society for Neuroscience Training Program: Stem Cells and Reprogramming Methods for Neuroscience
    • HarvardX Free Online Courses
    • MIT Open Courseware
    • Coursera
      • The Science of Well-Being
    • Open Culture
    • 450 Free Ivy League University Courses You Can Take Online
    Virtual Seminars
    • ISSCR Science Webinars
    Related to the coronavirus:
    • The Science of COVID-19, HHMI Seminar Series
    • Coronavirus 101: Focus on Molecular Virology
    • Coronoavirus for Non-Virologists
    • eLife and COVID-19: Keeping communications open with online research talks
    • STAT Digital Event Series: Combating COVID-19
    • National Academy of Medicine: Responding to COVID-19: A Science-Based Approach
    • Global Immunology Talks, University of California, San Diego
    • New York Stem Cell Foundation: Conversations With Experts
    • HHMI COVID-19 Seminar Series: Dr. Ben tenOever on "Cellular recognition and response to SARS-CoV-2 and its contribution to the development of COVID-19"
    • Accelerating Global COVID-19 Response: From Outbreak Prediction to Vaccine Protection
    • Global Immunotalks
    • Science v. COVID-19: Promising COVID-19 Treatments Explained

    Multiple topics:

    • Cell Press Webinars on demand
    • Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Virtual Seminars
    •  EMBO-EMBL Symposia, some of which are virtual
    • Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, sign up to get information about all upcoming webinars
    • Virtual Keystone Symposia
    • New York Stem Cell Foundation Virtual Learning and Events Program; Upcoming Events
    Transitioning To Online Teaching & Working
    • Remote Teaching Resource Center for Nursing & Healthcare Education
    • Teaching Developmental Biology Online During COVID-19
    • Weekly Zoom Open Forum for direct support for teaching Developmental Biology with Dr. Michael Barresi
    • How to Be a Better Online Teacher
    • So You Want to Temporarily Teach Online
    • Guide to Teaching Online Courses
    • Teachers Share Resources for Teaching Online During Coronavirus School Closures
    • Advice for Defending a PhD Remotely
    • Tips for Working Remotely
    • Resources for Remote Learning
    • Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Online Instructors
    • Grading for a Pandemic
    • Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning?
    • Daily Check-in - a digital way to keep up to date on the social and emotional well-being of your students
    Professional Development

    Jobs and career:

    • ISSCR Job board
    • ISSCR Career Development Webinars
    • Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Tools
    • Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management
      for Postdocs and New Faculty
    • Science Careers: Individual Development Plan
    • Science: How-To Series Collections
    • Science: Tooling Up
    • Postdoc Academy: Building an Actionable Career Plan
    • Chronicle Vitae Resources
    • Interactive Simulation Exercises for Career Transitions
    • Imagine PhD: A Career Exploration and Planning Tool for the Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Best Industry Transition Articles for PhDs 
    • Job Search During Challenging Times
    • Young Scientist Survival Kit
    • Making the Cut ✂ – Job Searching During a COVID-19 Economy
    • For Job Searches in a Crisis, Concessions and Creativity Are Key
    Writing grants and papers:
    • Nature's Career Feature; Secrets to Writing a Winning Grant
    • Writing Scientific Papers
    • Storytelling in science: How to (Remotely) Wow an Audience
    • How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
    • From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing
    • An Introduction to Writing Review Articles
    Resources Related to Mental Health

    National Institute of Health seminars - internationally available:

    For PIs

    • Supporting Yourself and Your Trainees During the Coronavirus Pandemic (seminar)
    • Supporting Yourself and Your Trainees During the Coronavirus Pandemic (slides)
    • Professors Must Support the Mental Health of Trainees During the COVID-19 Crisis
    For Trainees
    • Strategies and Tools for Dealing With Stress During the Coronavirus
    • Resilience
    • Stress Management and Wellness for Scientists
    • NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education wellness advisors discuss Trainee Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic
    • Work and Wellbeing: Striking a Balance Between Life and Labs
    Resources on Coronavirus-Related Anxiety
    • Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety
    • Living With Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty
    • 10 Self-Compassion Practices for COVID-19
    • Coronavirus Sanity Guide
    Mindfulness and Meditation
    • The 28-Day Mindfulness Challenge
    • Self-Compassion Guided Meditations and Exercises
    • How to Tame a Worrying Mind During Difficult Times
    • How to Make Peace With Your Noisy Mind—7 Tips From an Ex-Monk
    Other Resources

    Books

    • Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
    • Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations
    • Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development
    • Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences

    Podcasts

    • Clinical Problem Solving - Episodes with international doctors on COVID-19
    • Talking Techniques: Donald Ingber on COVID-19, Organ-On-A-Chip Technology and the Wyss Institute
    • Science Podcasts
    • Nature Podcasts
    • Bad Batch - investigative series on unproven stem cell treatments
    • PhDs at Work
    • The Body Remembers: COVID-19, the Immune System, and You, Science Friday
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    Resources for Employers Affected by COVID-19

    Resources for Employers Affected by COVID-19

    Below please find information that may help various businesses and institutions affected by COVID-19. Please let us know if you have resources to add here.

    Germany

    • Fighting Corona: Largest Aid Package in Germany's History: A package to protect the health of citizens, to support jobs and companies and to preserve our social cohesion
    • Corona Protective Shield: Grants to small businesses and other assistance to support all businesses impacted by COVID-19.



    Italy

    • Italian Economic Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Package to protect citizens’ health, support businesses, and preserve employment levels and incomes


    United Kingdom

    • Coronavirus Financial Support: A full range of business support measures for UK businesses and employees, including:
      • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
      • Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
      • Small Business Grant Funding

    United States

    • Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses and nonprofits retain their employees during the COVID-19 crisis;
    • Employee Retention Refundable Tax Credit for businesses and nonprofits that have been subject to closure or a loss of revenue due to COVID-19;
    • Paid Sick Leave Credit will reimburse employers for providing up to 10 days of sick leave to employees unable to work because of COVID-19
    • U.S. Small Business Administration Coronavirus Relief Options
    • Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist

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