Yadda Wannan Mahaliccin Alurar COVID-19 Ke Yin Kula da Kai Lokacin da Ba Ta Ceton Duniya ba

Wadatacce

• Tafiya zuwa Ƙirƙirar rigakafin COVID-19
• Yadda Na Samu Kulawar Kai Tsakanin Rikicin
• Kallon Gaba
• Bita don

A matsayina na yarinya, koyaushe ina sha’awar tsirrai da dabbobi. Ina da tsananin son sani game da abin da ya kawo abubuwa zuwa rayuwa, jikinsu, da kuma kimiyyar gabaɗaya a bayan duk abin da ke kewaye da mu.

A wancan lokacin, duk da haka, ana ganin baƙon abu ne ga 'yan mata su shiga irin waɗannan abubuwa. A gaskiya ma, akwai lokacin da ni kaɗai ce yarinya a cikin azuzuwan kimiyya na sakandare. Malamai da ɗaliban ɗalibai sukan yi tambaya idan na gaske yana son yin nazarin waɗannan batutuwa. Amma waɗannan maganganun ba su taɓa ɓata min rai ba. Idan wani abu, sun ƙarfafa ni in ci gaba da yin abin da nake so - kuma a ƙarshe na sami Ph.D. a cikin kwayoyin halitta. (Mai alaƙa: Me yasa Amurka ke Bukatar ƙarin Likitoci Baƙar fata mata)

Bayan kammala karatun, na ƙaura zuwa San Diego (inda nake har yanzu bayan shekaru 20) don kammala karatun digiri na a Jami'ar California. Bayan kammala karatun digiri na uku, na fara mai da hankali kan haɓaka allurar rigakafi, daga ƙarshe na karɓi matsayi a INOVIO Pharmaceuticals a matsayin masanin kimiyyar matakin shiga. Saurin ci gaba shekaru 14, kuma yanzu ni ne babban mataimakin shugaban bincike da ci gaba a kamfanin.

A duk tsawon lokacina a INOVIO, na haɓaka da haɓaka isar da alluran rigakafi, musamman don bullar munanan cututtuka kamar Ebola, Zika, da HIV. Ni da tawagara ne muka fara kawo allurar rigakafin cutar zazzabin Lassa (cutar da dabbobi ke haifarwa, mai yuwuwar kamuwa da cutar zazzabin cizon sauro da ke yaduwa a sassan Afirka ta Yamma) zuwa asibitin, kuma mun taimaka wajen samar da allurar rigakafin cutar. MERS-CoV, nau'in coronavirus da ke haifar da ciwo na numfashi na Gabas ta Tsakiya (MERS), wanda ya kamu da kusan mutane 2,500 kuma ya kashe kusan wasu 900 a cikin 2012.

Koyaushe na sha sha'awar yadda waɗannan ƙwayoyin cuta ke da ikon wuce mu. Ido tsirara ba zai iya ganin su ba, duk da haka suna iya haifar da lalacewa da zafi. A gare ni, kawar da waɗannan cututtuka shine babban kalubale kuma mafi lada. Ƙaramar gudummawata ce ta kawo ƙarshen wahalar ɗan adam.

Kawar da waɗannan cututtuka shine babban kalubale kuma mafi lada. Ƙaramar gudummawata ce ta kawo ƙarshen wahalar ɗan adam.

Kate Broderick, Ph.d.

Waɗannan cututtukan suna da irin wannan mummunan tasiri ga al'ummomi - yawancinsu suna cikin sassan duniya masu tasowa. Tun da na fara zama masanin kimiyya, Manufara ita ce in kawo ƙarshen waɗannan cututtuka, musamman waɗanda ke shafar yawan jama'a yadda ya kamata.

Tafiya zuwa Ƙirƙirar rigakafin COVID-19

Zan iya tunawa koyaushe ina tsaye a kicin na a ranar 31 ga Disamba, 2019, ina shan kofi, lokacin da na fara jin labarin COVID-19. Nan da nan, na san wani abu ne ƙungiyata a INOVIO zata iya taimakawa wajen magance ASAP.

A baya, mun yi aiki don ƙirƙirar na'ura wanda zai iya shigar da jerin kwayoyin halitta na kowace kwayar cuta kuma ya ƙirƙiri ƙirar rigakafin cutar. Da zarar mun karɓi bayanan ƙwayoyin cuta game da ƙwayar cuta da muke buƙata daga hukumomi, za mu iya samar da ingantaccen tsarin rigakafin rigakafi (wanda shine ainihin tsarin allurar) don wannan ƙwayar a cikin awanni uku kawai.

Yawancin alluran rigakafi suna aiki ta allurar raunin ƙwayar cuta ko ƙwayoyin cuta a cikin jikin ku. Wannan yana ɗauka lokaci - shekaru, a mafi yawan lokuta. Amma alluran rigakafin DNA kamar namu suna amfani da ɓangaren ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar ƙwayar cuta don taimakawa haɓaka amsawar rigakafi. (Saboda haka, tsarin halittar da ba a saba gani ba.)

Tabbas, a wasu lokuta, yana iya ɗaukar ko da Kara lokaci don rushe jerin kwayoyin halitta. Amma tare da COVID, masu binciken Sinawa sun sami damar fitar da bayanan jeri na kwayoyin halitta a cikin lokacin rikodin, ma'ana tawa - da sauran sauran duniya - na iya fara ƙirƙirar 'yan takarar rigakafin da sauri.

A gare ni da ƙungiyata, wannan lokacin shine mafi girman jini, gumi, hawaye, da shekarun da muka sanya cikin ƙirƙirar fasahar da za ta iya taimaka mana wajen yaƙi da ƙwayar cuta kamar COVID.

A karkashin yanayi na al'ada, mataki na gaba shine sanya maganin ta hanyar tsarin yarda da jeri - tsari wanda yawanci yana buƙatar lokaci (sau da yawa shekaru) wanda ba mu da shi. Idan za mu cire wannan, da sai mun yi aiki tukuru. Kuma abin da muka yi ke nan.

Yana da wani m tsari. Ni da ƙungiyata mun shafe sama da awanni 17 a rana a cikin dakin gwaje -gwaje muna ƙoƙarin samun allurar rigakafin mu zuwa lokacin gwajin asibiti. Idan muka huta, barci ne mu ci abinci. A ce mun gaji, rashin fahimta ne, amma mun san rashin jin daɗi na ɗan lokaci ne kuma burinmu ya fi mu girma. Abin da ya sa mu ci gaba kenan.

Wannan ya ci gaba har tsawon kwanaki 83, bayan haka injin mu ya ƙirƙiri ƙirar allurar rigakafi kuma mun yi amfani da ita don kula da majinyata na farko, wanda babban nasara ne.

Ya zuwa yanzu, rigakafin mu ya kammala mataki na I na gwaji na asibiti kuma a halin yanzu yana cikin gwaji na 2. Muna fatan shiga cikin Mataki na 3 wani lokaci a wannan shekara. Wannan shine lokacin da za mu gano da gaske idan maganin mu yana karewa daga COVID kuma har zuwa wane irin yanayi. (Mai alaƙa: Duk abin da kuke Bukatar Sanin Game da Tasirin Alurar rigakafin COVID-19)

Yadda Na Samu Kulawar Kai Tsakanin Rikicin

Duk da nawa ne a kan faranti na a kowane lokaci (ni mahaifiya ce mai yara biyu ban da kasancewarta masanin kimiyya!), Na sa shi ya zama ma'anar tsara wani lokaci don kula da lafiyar jiki da ta hankali. Tun da INOVIO yana aiki tare da mutane daga ko'ina cikin duniya, rana ta yawanci tana farawa da wuri sosai - da ƙarfe 4 na safe, daidai. Bayan yin aiki na 'yan awanni, nakan shafe mintuna 20 zuwa 30 ina yin Yoga tare da Adriene don taimakawa ƙasa da tsakiyar kaina kafin in farka da yara kuma tashin hankali ya fara. (Mai dangantaka: Illolin Kiwon Lafiyar Hankali na COVID-19 Kuna Bukatar Ku sani)

Yayin da na tsufa, na gane cewa idan ba ku kula da kanku ba, kiyaye tsari mai yawa kamar nawa ba ya dawwama. Baya ga yoga, a wannan shekarar na haɓaka soyayya ga waje, don haka sau da yawa ina yin doguwar tafiya tare da karnukan cetona guda biyu. Wani lokaci har ma zan matsa a cikin zaman kan babur na motsa jiki don wasu ƙananan ƙarfin cardio. (Mai alaƙa: Fa'idodin Lafiyar Hankali da Jiki na Ayyukan Waje)

A gida, ni da mijina muna ƙoƙarin dafa komai tun daga tushe. Mu masu cin ganyayyaki ne, don haka muna ƙoƙari mu sanya kayan abinci mai gina jiki, abinci mai gina jiki a jikinmu a kullum. (Mai alaka: Darussan Mamaki da Na Koya Daga Cin Ganyayyaki na wata guda)

Kallon Gaba

Duk da kalubale kamar yadda wannan shekarar da ta gabata ta kasance, tana da matukar fa'ida. Tare da duk ayyukan wayar da kan jama'a da muka yi tun lokacin da cutar ta fara, ba zan iya gaya muku adadin lokutan da mutane suka bayyana yadda abin burgewa yake ba ganin mace tana kan wani kokari kamar haka. Na ji abin girmamawa da alfahari cewa na sami damar rinjayar mutane su bi tafarkin kimiyya - musamman mata da daidaikun mutane daga bangarori daban -daban. (Mai Alaka: Wannan Masanin Kimiyyar Halittar Halitta Ya Haɓaka Ƙungiya don Gane Baƙaƙen Masana Kimiyya A Filin Ta)

Abin takaici, STEM har yanzu ita ce hanyar aiki ta maza. Ko da a cikin 2021, kawai kashi 27 na ƙwararrun STEM mata ne. Ina tsammanin muna kan hanya madaidaiciya, amma ci gaban yana tafiya a hankali. Ina fatan a lokacin da 'yata za ta tafi jami'a, idan ta zabi wannan hanya, za a sami wakilci mai karfi na mata a STEM. Muna cikin wannan sarari.

Ga duk ma'aikatan kiwon lafiya, ma'aikatan gaba, da iyaye, ga shawarar kula da kai: Ba za ku iya yin abin da kuke buƙata gwargwadon iyawarku ba sai kun kula da kanku. A matsayinmu na mata, sau da yawa muna sanya komai da kowa gaba da kanmu, wanda zai iya zama abin sha’awa, amma yana zuwa da kanmu.

A matsayinmu na mata, sau da yawa muna sanya komai da kowa gaba da kanmu, wanda zai iya zama abin sha’awa, amma yana zuwa da kanmu.

Kate broderick, ph.d.

Tabbas, kula da kai ya bambanta da kowa. Amma ɗaukar wannan mintuna 30 na kwanciyar hankali kowace rana don kiyaye lafiyar hankalin ku cikin hankali - ko a cikin motsa jiki, lokacin waje, tunani, ko dogon wanka mai zafi - yana da mahimmanci don cin nasara.

Bita don