coronavirologist

[kuh-roh-nuh-vahy-rol-uh-jist, ‐vi‐]

noun

1. a medical researcher or scientist specializing in the study of coronaviruses and the illnesses they cause.

Other Word Forms

• coronavirology noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronavirologist¹

First recorded in 1985–90; corona(virus) ( def. ) + virologist ( def. )

Example Sentences

It “appears to have jumped over from songbirds,” says OSU coronavirologist Linda Saif, who went on to isolate the virus in swine cell cultures.

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“The jury’s out,” says Timothy Sheahan, a coronavirologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Stanley Perlman, a coronavirologist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, says that the animal studies conducted so far can tell vaccine developers only so much.

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“I just hate to see a world-class coronavirologist, who's dedicated her life working with this, being scrutinized as the possible source,” says Le Duc, who sees no evidence for a lab spillover but does not rule out the possibility.

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Immunity is short-lived for the coronaviruses that cause common colds; even people who have high levels of antibodies against these viruses can still become infected, says Stanley Perlman, a coronavirologist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

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