Background
Joan Snitzer
Release
Paint and pin on paper
9 x 9 inches
2021
I dedicate my contribution to The Breathing Project to the many clinical researchers working 24/7 during this global health crisis. Through their interviews and public talks over the past 18 months, I discovered the tireless work of many New York City scientists leading teams at the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the United States. Teams of researchers and public health professionals are tasked with the job of finding answers to unanswerable questions. These workers design protocols, vaccinations, and treatments for the afflicted, staff, frontline workers -in and out of hospitals, city streets, and everyone beyond and in between. The “world” depends on their successes, and they are the end of the line for solutions. Below are two examples of inspiring leaders, giving all of themselves to the goal of finding answers to protect so many others.
Dr Mary D’Alton’s research focuses on patients with high-risk pregnancies due to complex maternal or fetal conditions. She has taken a leading role in publishing on COVID-19 to disseminate vital information quickly and broadly as possible. Her essays and public talks cover many related topics such as; Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: early lessons, A hospital-based COVID-19 abortion case in the early phase of the pandemic, Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection Rates and Clinical Outcomes in Pregnancy.
Dr David Ho, a Taiwanese-American virologist working for decades as a pioneer on treatment approaches to the HIV virus. Dr. Ho and his team are now looking for methods to stop the Covid_19 virus. Ho recognizes an unprecedented mobilization of the global scientific community. A community dedicated to preserving human life in a community living beyond politics, borders, and nations. Dr. Ho is “quite confident that science will come through.” This global collaboration and community are huge steps forward for humanity.
Joan Snitzer, NYC, July 2021
