Sarah Stanley

Research Expertise and Interest

mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune subversion in tuberculosis, protective immunity to tuberculosis, metabolic interactions between hosts and pathogens, development of novel therapeutics for tuberculosis, scientific capacity building, tuberculosis

In the News

New Inhaled COVID-19 Therapeutic Blocks Viral Replication in the Lungs

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new COVID-19 therapeutic that could one day make treating SARS-CoV-2 infections as easy as using a nasal spray for allergies. In a new study published online in the journal Nature Communications, the team shows that these short snippets, called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), are highly effective at preventing the virus from replicating in human cells. When administered in the nose, these ASOs are also effective at preventing and treating COVID-19 infection in mice and hamsters.

Can hepatitis C drugs help remdesivir fight COVID-19?

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, only one antiviral drug, remdesivir, has been approved in the United States for treatment of COVID-19, but it barely works and is toxic to the liver. Researchers at UC Berkeley have found 20 compounds that, in combination with remdesivir, are much better than remdesivir alone in protecting human lung cells from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring

  • Molecular Immunology  [MCELLBI 150]  

  • Senior Research Thesis  [MCELLBI 191]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [MCELLBI 199]  

  • Research Review in Immunology and Pathogenesis: Mycobacterial Biology and Host-Pathogen Interactions  [MCELLBI 259D]  

  • Research  [MCELLBI 292]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [MCELLBI 99]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196A]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196B]  

  • Independent Research  [PBHLTH 299]  

  • Research Review in Plant and Microbial Biology  [PLANTBI 292]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

  • Individual Study for Graduate Students  [PLANTBI 602]  

  • Individual Study for Graduate Students  [PLANTBI 602]  

2025 Fall

  • Seminars for Graduate Students  [CHEM 298]  

  • Research for Graduate Students  [CHEM 299]  

  • Molecular Medicine  [MCELLBI 153]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [MCELLBI 199]  

  • Research Review in Immunology and Pathogenesis: Mycobacterial Biology and Host-Pathogen Interactions  [MCELLBI 259D]  

  • Research  [MCELLBI 292]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [MCELLBI 99]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196A]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196B]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [PBHLTH 199]  

  • Group Study  [PBHLTH 298]  

  • Independent Research  [PBHLTH 299]  

  • Research Review in Plant and Microbial Biology  [PLANTBI 292]  

  • Research Review in Plant and Microbial Biology  [PLANTBI 292]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

2025 Spring

  • Molecular Immunology  [MCELLBI 150]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [MCELLBI 199]  

  • Research Review in Immunology and Pathogenesis: Mycobacterial Biology and Host-Pathogen Interactions  [MCELLBI 259D]  

  • Graduate Seminar  [MCELLBI 290]  

  • Research  [MCELLBI 292]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [MCELLBI 99]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196A]  

  • Honors Research  [MCELLBI H196B]  

  • Independent Research  [PBHLTH 299]  

  • Research Review in Plant and Microbial Biology  [PLANTBI 292]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

  • Graduate Research  [PLANTBI 299]  

  • Individual Study for Graduate Students  [PLANTBI 602]  

  • Individual Study for Graduate Students  [PLANTBI 602]