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More Dangerous Than Flu

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    Goethe University

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Rolf Marschalek

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Prof. Sandra Ciesek

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural history

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

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."