First Responders: SARS-CoV-2 and the Immune System

Angela Rasmussen and Ya-Chi Ho explore the positive and negative aspects of the host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and discuss how this knowledge influences therapeutic benefits.

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The immune system fights SARS-CoV-2 infection, but it also causes serious clinical symptoms when it rages out of control. In this webinar from The Scientist, Angela Rasmussen and Ya-Chi Ho will discuss how the immune system reacts to SARS-CoV-2, whether these responses are beneficial or deleterious, and the mechanisms by which immune responses determine COVID-19 severity and patient outcomes.

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Meet the Speakers:

Angela Rasmussen, PhD
Affiliate
Center for Global Health Science and Security
Georgetown University

Ya-Chi Ho, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbial Pathogenesis
Yale School of Medicine









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