Shweta Bansal
Department of Biology
Shweta Bansal is a professor in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences.
June 19, 2024
News: Strategic Vaccine Stockpiles for Regional Epidemics of Emerging Viruses: A Geospatial Modeling Framework
Published in Vaccine by researchers in the Department of Biology with former Assistant Research Professor Colin Carlson, this study highlights the value of descriptive epidemiology for real-world modeling applications and suggests considerations for…
August 18, 2021
News: How Health Experts Are Navigating Daily Life Amid the Delta Variant Surge
A recent PBS News Hour article about how the surge of the delta variant has affected the lives of health experts features Dr. Jesse Goodman (Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship) and Dr. Shweta Bansal (Department of Biology).
February 26, 2021
News: How Summer Could Bring Pandemic Relief
The Washington Post quotes Georgetown's Angela Rasmussen and Shweta Bansal as part of an article examining how many aspects of life this summer will become reminiscent of a time before the coronavirus—as long as vaccinations continue to increase and…
August 31, 2020
News: Misconceptions About Weather and Seasonality Impact COVID-19 Response
Colin J. Carlson (Center for Global Health Science and Security) and Shweta Bansal (Department of Biology) recently co-authored a “Comment” in Nature Communications discussing misconceptions about weather and seasonality's influence on COVID-19…
June 10, 2019
News: Mammal Viruses Harmful to Humans Nearly 98% Lower Than Previous Estimates
New research published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution estimates that there are only 10,000 to 12,000 viruses in mammals that are potentially harmful to humans, compared to previous estimates of 500,000 to 700,000.
Department of Biology Georgetown Unit
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