New Affinity Research Collaborative Focuses on COVID-19

The BU Team Science CTSI/IBRO/Evans Center IBR, directed by Dr. Katya Ravid,  is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Affinity Research Collaborative (ARC) titled, “Respiratory Viruses: A Focus on COVID-19,” co-directed by Drs. Markus Bosmann and Mohsan Saeed.

This ARC, a multi-disciplinary research team of Boston University, aims to dissect how this virus invades the lung epithelium, how it replicates inside cells, how it is recognized and counteracted by the host immune defense. These directions will serve as a platform for pre-clinical models of SARS-CoV-2 infection to design innovative diagnostics, preventive agents and therapeutics.

Faculty interested in participating in this ARC should contact Dr. Markus Bosmann (mbosmann@bu.edu). For information on this or other ARCs contact Dr. Katya Ravid (kravid@bu.edu).