In addition to the critical work that KGI alumni are doing through their employers in the biotech and healthcare industries, there are many individuals who are making innovative contributions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five stories we are featuring. If you鈥檇 like to pass along another story that we should highlight, email us at social@kgi.edu.
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Anna and her husband Kevin Peter Hickerson have teamed up to produce vacuum-formed 3D-printed masks for healthcare professionals during the PPE shortage. To learn more about the production process, .
Nina Kar, PPC 鈥�19, MBS 鈥�20
As a current student at KGI and founder of , Nina is volunteering her time to produce for healthcare professionals. She has delivered donations at many hospitals in the area and also recently.
Christy Billock, Founding Program Director of the
On April 3, Christy in Los Angeles to share tips on coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. She鈥檚 also recorded a webinar for local hospitals in how healthcare workers can better handle the stress of the current situation.
Kathleen Dinh, PPC 鈥�17
While studying at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, KGI alumna Kathleen Dinh has been busy with her mother. They鈥檝e teamed up to donate those masks to hospitals in New York.
Fatima Faisal, PPC 鈥�18, MS 鈥�19
Fatima wrote a children鈥檚 book related to COVID-19. The book is titled 鈥淭he Incredible Docs vs. Billy the Bad Virus鈥� and it鈥檚 . She was in Syracuse, NY, and her book was mentioned in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo鈥檚 statewide email regarding top books to read during the pandemic. All proceeds go directly to No Kid Hungry, a non-profit feeding children throughout America, and extra books are being donated to inner-city schools!