The Perfect Score: COVID Testing and a Flattened Curve

An early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City flattened the curve with science-based strategies that lowered the infection rate. Â鶹¸ßÇå physicians and scientistsÌýcontinue to pioneer andÌýuseÌýcutting-edge techniques to keep New Yorkers safe.

Some of Â鶹¸ßÇå’s top experts from the departments of pathology, disease and disaster preparedness, and population and health sciences discussÌýthe current state of testing for the virus that causes COVID-19 in thisÌý, “The Perfect Score: COVID Testing and a Flattened Curve.â€Ìý

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  • Dr. Melissa Cushing, director of clinical laboratories, vice chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Dr. NathanielÌýHupert, co-director of the Cornell Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness at Â鶹¸ßÇåÌý
  • Dr.ÌýRainuÌýKaushal, senior associate dean for clinical research, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences, and the NanetteÌýLaitmanÌýDistinguished Professor of HealthcareÌý
  • Dr. MassimoÌýLoda, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, deputy director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, and the David T. Thompson Professor of PathologyÌý