Scientists in the Vendruscolo research group usually work on the rational design of antibodies that have applications in Alzheimer’s disease. But given the current COVID-19 outbreak, they are looking at ways to address that instead.
Emeritus Professor Daan Frenkel and several current and former students and collaborators have identified a strategy for rapidly detecting the DNA of pathogens that could be exploited to develop new tests for viral infections like COVID-19.
Professor Rod Jones has been investigating an unexpected positive consequence of the virus caused by movement restrictions imposed by the government during the coronavirus pandemic.
