SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Reflects on 5 Years Post COVID-19 as They Celebrate a Year of Hope

Professor François Jean Reflects on Five Years of COVID-19 - Science in Vancouver

When COVID-19 reached Canada in 2020, the Jean lab was ready. MBIM professor and virologist Dr. François Jean, founder and former scientific director of UBC’s Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER), focuses on the discovery and preclinical investigation of antivirals against human pathogenic “enveloped” viruses, which are packaged within a lipid membrane. When the SARS-CoV-1 outbreak hit in 2002, Dr. Jean’s team developed…

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Reflects on 5 Years Post COVID-19 as They Celebrate a Year of Hope

MT. VERNON – The halls of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital are filled with small-town heroes. This community of committed health care professionals is recognized throughout Southern Illinois as neighbors, former students, family members, coaches, classmates, and many other roles. Photo credit: SSM Health Five years ago, this remarkable team came together to confront the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, stepping beyond their usual rol…