Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey (TX CARES)

The Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey (Texas CARES), is a survey that will help us better understand the human antibody response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Survey participants will help us measure things like how many people in the survey already have COVID-19 antibodies, and how long those antibodies last.

Texas CARES objectives includes:

• Estimate how many people in Texas have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.
• How long COVID-19 antibodies last in a person’s system.
• Identify the characteristics of people who develop COVID-19 antibodies.
• Identify the characteristics of people who never develop COVID-19 antibodies.
  
  

Texas CARES Procedure:

• Consent and Short Questionnaire (online)
• Schedule Appointment for blood draw at CPL lab near you

Blood Draw: A total of three blood draws is required (Baseline, 3 months and 6 months), one at each time point. CPL lab visits is at 3 months intervals.

• Study Timeline: 2020-2022

ENROLL IN THE STUDY 

Meet Our Team:

Texas CARES is managed by a collaborative team from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, in partnership with Texas DSHS, CPL, and the UT System.

Team members from the UTHealth School of Public Health include:

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Eric Boerwinkle

Co-Investigators:

Austin/ Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living [Education Population]: Dr. Steven Kelder; Dr. Bill Kohl III

Brownsville [FQHC Population]: Dr. Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker

Dallas [Pediatric Population]: Dr. Sarah Messiah

Houston [Biostatistics]: Dr. Stacia DeSantis; Dr. Michael Swartz; Dr. Ashraf Yaseen
 

Program Manager:

Jessica Ross
 

Postdoctoral Fellow:

Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi