FALL 2020
Baylor Scott & White
Research Institute is
conducting more than
20 research initiatives
and counting…
Leading the Fight
Against COVID-19
s the global response to the
COVID-19 pandemic continues,
Baylor Scott & White Research
Institute (BSWRI), the research and
development arm of Baylor Scott & White
Health, is accelerating its pace of bringing
clinical trials online.
“While our communities are doing their
part by wearing face masks and practicing
social distancing and good hand hygiene,
our care teams and researchers at Baylor
Scott & White are working tirelessly to
find effective therapies for this disease,”
said Michael Mack, MD, president, BSWRI.
“After activating five new COVID-19
clinical trials almost immediately in the early
Baylor Scott & White conducted industry-sponsored
remdesivir trials for both moderate and severe patients.
days of the virus’s impact, our COVID-19
therapeutic task force and our four
institutional review boards have continued
this hard work. We now have more than
20 COVID-19 research trials underway and at
least 40 more in review,” he said. “We have
an unwavering commitment to helping our
communities navigate the uncertainty
of this virus to find effective treatments.”
Studying Antibodies
In August, BSWRI enrolled the first
patient in the world out of 400 other sites
participating in the NIH-sponsored clinical
trial for “ACTIV-3.” BSWRI also enrolled the
world’s second patient the following day.
The ACTIV-3 study is evaluating the safety
and effectiveness of the investigational
monoclonal antibody LY-CoV555, which
was identified in a blood sample from a
recovered COVID-19 patient.
The virus grows inside human cells,
and an antibody is produced as part of the
body’s attempt to attack that virus and
prevent it from attaching to more human
cells and spreading. A monoclonal antibody
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Inside this issue
Departments
2 From Leadership
8 From the Chair
Focus On: Research
Dr. Ann Marie
Warren
7 Uterine Transplant Update
News, Projects & Campaigns
2 New Directions:
5
Our New Board Members
3 Employees 1st Emergency
Assistance Fund
3 U.S. News & World Report
2020 Rankings
6 Celebrating Women 2020
8 Hope Lodge Update