More Dangerous Than Flu
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Principal Investigator
Prof. Rolf MarschalekResearch Location
GermanyLead Research Institution
Prof. Sandra CiesekResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural history
Special Interest Tags
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Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
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Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
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Abstract
The multiplication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the research topic of a cooperation between the Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology at Goethe University and the Institute for Medical Virology at the University Hospital. The scientists are investigating which proteins in infected cells either have to be switched on or off in order to prevent the virus from replicating. To do this, they first developed a special reporter cell line in which they can carry out the planned experiments. The Goethe Corona Fund supports the project with a donation for material resources. "This virus shows peculiarities that make it very dangerous, much more dangerous than flu viruses or other respiratory pathogens."