Indlela Lo Mdali we-COVID-19 aziqhelanisa ngayo nokuZikhathalela xa engalisindisi iHlabathi

Umxholo

• Uhambo lokuya ekudaleni uGonyo lwe-COVID-19
• Indlela Endikufumene Ngayo Ukuzikhathalela Phakathi Kwezidubedube
• Ukujonga Phambili
• Uphengululo lwe

Ndiseyintwazana, ndandisoloko ndizithanda izityalo nezilwanyana. Ndandinomdla omkhulu malunga nezinto ezizisa izinto ebomini, i-anatomy yazo, kunye nesayensi iyonke emva kwayo yonke into esijikelezileyo.

Emva phaya, nangona kunjalo, kwakubonwa njengokungaqhelekanga ukuba amantombazana abe kwezi ntlobo zezinto. Enyanisweni, kwakukho amaxesha apho ndandikuphela kwentombazana kwizifundo zesayensi kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo. Abafundisi-ntsapho nabanye abafundi babedla ngokundibuza ukuba ndinjalo na ngokwenene wayefuna ukufunda ezi zifundo. Kodwa ezo zimvo azizange zenzeke kum. Ukuba kukho nantoni na, bandikhuthaze ukuba ndiqhubeke ndenza into endiyithandayo- kwaye ekugqibeleni ndifumane iPh.D yam. Kwiimolekyuli zemfuza. (Idibeneyo: Kutheni i-US ifuna ngamandla oogqirha abamnyama abasetyhini)

Emva kokuthweswa isidanga, ndafudukela eSan Diego (apho ndikhona namhlanje kwiminyaka engama-20 kamva) ukugqiba izifundo zam zasemva kwezithuba kwiYunivesithi yaseCalifornia. Emva kokugqiba izifundo zam zobugqirha, ndaqala ukugxila ekuphuhliseni isitofu sokugonya, ekugqibeleni ndamkela isikhundla kwi-INOVIO Pharmaceuticals njengenzululwazi yenqanaba lokungena. Ukukhawulezisa ukuya phambili iminyaka eli-14, kwaye ngoku ndingusekela mongameli omkhulu wophando kunye nophuhliso kwinkampani.

Ngalo lonke ixesha lam e-INOVIO, ndiye ndaphucula kwaye ndonyusa ukuhanjiswa koluhlu logonyo, ngakumbi kwizifo ezasulelayo ezibulalayo ezinjengeEbola, iZika, ne-HIV. Iqela lam kunye nam saba ngabokuqala ukuzisa isitofu sokugonya iLassa fever (isigulo esithwalwa zizilwanyana, esinokuthi sibeke ubomi esichengeni kwiindawo ezithile zaseNtshona Afrika) ekliniki, kwaye siye sanceda ukuqhubela phambili uphuhliso lwesitofu sokugonya. I-MERS-CoV, isifo se-coronavirus esibangela isifo sokuphefumla eMiddle East (MERS), esosulele abantu abayi-2 500 kwaye sabulala abanye abangama-900 ngo-2012.

Ndisoloko ndichukunyiswa yindlela ezi ntsholongwane ezinamandla ngayo okusikhuphela ngaphandle. Iliso lenyama alikwazi nokuzibona, kodwa ziyakwazi ukubangela intshabalalo neentlungu ezingaka. Kum, ukuphelisa ezi zigulo ngowona mceli mngeni mkhulu kwaye unomvuzo. Igalelo lam elincinci ekupheliseni ukubandezeleka kwabantu.

Ukuphelisa ezi zigulo lolona celomngeni lukhulu nolunomvuzo. Ligalelo lam elincinane ekupheliseni ukubandezeleka kwabantu.

Kate Broderick, Ph.d.

Ezi zifo zineempembelelo ezimbi eluntwini - uninzi lwazo lubekwe kwiindawo ezisaphuhlayo zehlabathi. Oko ndaqala ukuba ngusosayensi, Umsebenzi wam ibikukuphelisa ezi zigulo, ingakumbi ezo zichaphazela abantu ngokungenamlinganiselo.

Uhambo lokuya ekudaleni uGonyo lwe-COVID-19

Ndiza kuhlala ndikhumbula ndimi ekhitshini lam ngoDisemba 31, 2019, ndisela ikomityi yeti, ukuqala kwam ukuva nge-COVID-19. Ngokukhawuleza, bendisazi ukuba yinto yeqela lam kwi-INOVIO enokunceda ukujongana ne-ASAP.

Ngaphambili, besikhe sasebenza ekwakheni umatshini onokufaka ngokulandelelana kofuzo kuyo nayiphi na intsholongwane kwaye uyenzele uyilo lokugonya kuyo. Nje ukuba sifumane idatha yemfuza malunga nentsholongwane esiyifunayo kwabasemagunyeni, sinokuvelisa uyilo lwesitofu esiphuhliswe ngokupheleleyo (okuyiplani yesitofu sokugonya) yentsholongwane kwiyure nje ezintathu.

Uninzi lwezitofu zokugonya zisebenza ngokujoba uhlobo olubuthathaka lwentsholongwane okanye intsholongwane emzimbeni wakho. Oku kuthatha ixesha - iminyaka, kwiimeko ezininzi. Kodwa izitofu ezisekelwe kwi-DNA ezifana nezethu zisebenzisa inxalenye yekhowudi yemfuza yentsholongwane ukunceda ukuvuselela impendulo yomzimba. (Kungoko, inkqubo yokudala ekhawuleza ngokungaqhelekanga.)

Kakade ke, kwezinye iimeko, kunokuthatha ngokulinganayo Kaninzi ixesha lokuqhawula ulandelelwano lwemfuza. Kodwa nge-COVID, abaphandi baseTshayina babenako ukukhupha idatha yokulandelelana kwemfuza ngexesha lokurekhoda, oko kuthetha ukuba iqela lam- kunye nabanye kwihlabathi liphela- bangaqala ukudala abagqatswa bokugonya ngokukhawuleza.

Kum kunye neqela lam, lo mzuzu wawungowona uphambili wegazi, ukubila, iinyembezi, kunye neminyaka esiyibeke ekwenzeni itekhnoloji enokusinceda ukuba silwe nentsholongwane enjenge-COVID.

Phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo, inyathelo elilandelayo liya kuba kukubeka isitofu ngokulandelelana kwenkqubo yokwamkelwa - inkqubo edla ngokufuna ixesha (kaninzi iminyaka) ebesingenalo. Ukuba siza kuyiphelisa le nto, bekuya kufuneka sisebenze ngokuzimisela. Yiloo nto kanye esayenzayo.

Yayiyinkqubo enzima. Iqela lam kunye nam sichithe ngaphezulu kweeyure ezili-17 ngosuku elebhu sizama ukusa isitofu sethu sokugonya kwinqanaba lolingo lwezonyango. Ukuba sithathe ikhefu, yayikukulala nokutya. Ukutsho ukuba sidiniwe kukuzithoba, kodwa besisazi ukuba inkxamleko yeyethutyana kwaye injongo yethu ibinkulu kakhulu kunathi. Yiloo nto eyayisenza ukuba siqhubeke.

Oku kwaqhubeka kangangeentsuku ezingama-83, emva koko umatshini wethu wenza uyilo lwesitofu saza salusebenzisa ukunyanga isigulana sethu sokuqala, okuyimpumelelo enkulu leyo.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, isitofu sethu sokugonya sigqibe iSigaba soku-I solingo lwezonyango kwaye sithetha nje sikwiSigaba sesi-2 sovavanyo. Sinethemba lokungena kwiSigaba sesi-3 ngelinye ixesha kulo nyaka. Kulapho ke siya kuthi sifumanise ukuba ingaba isitofu sokugonya siyasikhusela na kwi-COVID kwaye siyokuma phi. (Inxulumene: Yonke into ekufuneka uyazi malunga ne-COVID-19 Iziphumo zeNtsholongwane)

Indlela Endikufumene Ngayo Ukuzikhathalela Phakathi Kwezidubedube

Ngaphandle kokuba ingakanani ipleyiti yam ngalo naliphi na ixesha (ndingumama wabantwana ababini ukongezelela ekubeni sisazinzulu!), ndenza inqaku lokukrola ixesha lokukhathalela impilo yam yomzimba nengqondo. Kuba i-INOVIO isebenza nabantu abavela kwihlabathi liphela, imini yam ihlala iqala kwangoko-nge-4 kusasa, ukuba ichane. Emva kokusebenza iiyure ezimbalwa, ndichitha i-20 ukuya kwimizuzu engama-30 ndisenza iYoga kunye no-Adriene ukuze ndincede phantsi kwaye ndizinze phambi kokuba ndivuse abantwana kwaye isiphithiphithi siqale. (Eyeleleneyo: Iimpembelelo ezinokubakho zeMpilo yengqondo ye-COVID-19 ekufuneka uyazi malunga nayo)

Njengokuba ndikhulile, ndiye ndabona ukuba ukuba awuzikhathaleli, ukugcina ishedyuli exakekileyo njengam akuzinzileyo. Ukongeza kwi-yoga, kulo nyaka ndikhulise uthando lwangaphandle, ngoko ke ndihlala ndihamba uhambo olude nezinja zam ezimbini zokuhlangula. Ngamanye amaxesha ndiza kufikelela kwiseshoni kwibhayisekile yam yokuzilolongela i-cardio yamandla asezantsi. (Inxulumene: IziBonelelo zezeMpilo zeNgqondo nezeMpilo kuQeqesho lwangaphandle)

Ekhaya, mna nomyeni wam sizama ukupheka yonke into kwasekuqaleni. Singabantu abatya imifuno kuphela, ke siyazama ukubeka ukutya okunezakha mzimba mihla le. (Izinto eziNxulumeneyo: Ezona zifundo zimangalisayo endizifunde kwiVegetarian kangangenyanga)

Ukujonga Phambili

Nangona kunzima kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kuye kwanomvuzo omangalisayo. Ngalo lonke unxibelelwano esilwenzileyo ukusukela oko ubhubhane waqala, andikwazi ukukuxelela inani lamaxesha abantu abelane ngayo ngendlela ekhuthaza ngayo ukubona owasetyhini esenza umzamo onje. Ndiziva ndiwongekile kwaye ndizingcile kangangokuba ndiyakwazi ukuphembelela abantu ukuba balandele indlela yesayensi-ngakumbi abasetyhini kunye nabantu abavela kwimvelaphi eyahlukeneyo. (Idibeneyo: Le Microbiologist yaphakamisa intshukumo yokuqonda oosonzululwazi abamnyama kwicandelo lakhe)

Ngelishwa, i-STEM iseyindlela elawulwa ngamadoda. Kwangowe-2021, ziipesenti ezingama-27 kuphela zeengcali ze-STEM ngabasetyhini. Ndicinga ukuba sihamba kwicala elifanelekileyo, kodwa inkqubela phambili iyacotha. Ndiyathemba ukuba ngexesha intombi yam iya ekholejini, ukuba ikhetha le ndlela, kuya kubakho ukumelwa okunamandla kwabasetyhini kwi-STEM. Singabakule ndawo.

Kubo bonke abasebenzi bokhathalelo lwempilo, abasebenzi abaphambili, kunye nabazali, nantsi ingcebiso yam yokuzikhathalela: Awuyi kukwazi ukwenza le nto uyifunayo ngokusemandleni akho ngaphandle kokuba uzikhathalele. Njengabafazi, ngokufuthi sibeka yonke into kunye nomntu wonke phambi kwethu, nto leyo enokuncomeka, kodwa iza ngeendleko zethu.

Njengabafazi, amaxesha amaninzi sibeka yonke into kunye nomntu wonke phambi kwethu, enokuthi ibe yinto encomekayo, kodwa iza ngokwethu.

UKate broderick, ph.d.

Ewe, ukuzinyamekela kujongeka kwahlukile kuye wonke umntu. Kodwa ukuthatha loo mizuzu ye-30 yoxolo yonke imihla ukugcina impilo yakho yengqondo ijonge - nokuba kukwindlela yokuzilolonga, ixesha langaphandle, ukucamngca, okanye ukuhlamba okushushu okude - kubaluleke kakhulu kwimpumelelo.

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