The US Department of Veterans Affairs Science and Health Initiative to Combat Infectious and Emerging Life-Threatening Diseases (VA SHIELD): A Biorepository Addressing National Health Threats.
John B HarleySaiju PyarajanElizabeth S PartanLauren EpsteinJason A WertheimAbhinav DiwanChristopher W WoodsVictoria J DaveySharlene BlairDennis H ClarkKenneth M KaufmanShagufta KhanIouri ChepelevAlexander DevinePerry CameronMonica F McCannMary Cloud B AmmonsDevin D BolzJane K BattlesJeffrey L CurtisMark HolodniyMahomed-Yunus MoosaCharles D SearlesDavid O BeenhouwerSheldon T BrownJonathan P MoormanZhi Q YaoMaria C Rodriguez-BarradasShyam S MohapatraOsmara Y Molina De RodriguezEmerson B PadiernosEric R McIndooEmily PriceHailey M BurgoyneIan RobeyDawn C SchwenkeCarey L ShiveRonald M PrzygodzkiRachel B RamoniHolly K KrullRobert A BonomoPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
VA SHIELD is representative of US national diversity with a significant potential to impact national healthcare. VA SHIELD will support future projects designed to better understand SARS-CoV-2 and other emergent healthcare crises. To the extent possible, VA SHIELD will facilitate the discovery of diagnostics and therapeutics intended to diminish COVID-19 morbidity and mortality and to reduce the impact of new emerging threats to the health of US Veterans and populations worldwide.