Yogesh Gupta,PhD., Invited to Present at Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory, COVID-19 Workshop

Recently, Greehey CCRI principal investigator, Yogesh Gupta, PhD., was included as an invited speaker with prominent scientists from academia (Ian Wilson, Pamela Bjorkman, and others) and industry (Pfizer and Moderna) at a COVID-19 workshop organized by the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago.

Broadly, the workshop presented areas where structural biology research, including macromolecular crystallography and cryoelectron microscopy, intersects with in vivo, in vitro, and in silico studies of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.  More precisely, the topics included (a) viral biology, (b) vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic antibody studies, and (c) small-molecule drug discovery as it relates to viral proteases and other viral proteins. In addition, as this year’s events emphasize the need for a coordinated, long-term strategy to prevent future pandemics of zoonotic origin, a broader One Health perspective on viral pathogens will be presented.

There was a great selection of speakers including Pamela Bjorkman, Andrea Carfi, James Davis, Alice Douangamath, Haley Dugan, Yogesh Gupta, Robert Hoffman, Nicholas Hurlburt, Andrzej Joachimiak, Christine Kreuder Johnson, Youngchang Kim, Fang Li, Jonna Mazet, Jason McLellan, Andrew Mesecar, Arvind Ramanathan, Erica Saphire, Karla Satchell, Natalie Strynadka, Drew Weissman, Ian Wilson, and Cheng Zhang.

Download Agenda HERE

View Related COVID19 articles about Dr. Gupta’s research HERE

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Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to understanding its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer by discovering, developing, and disseminating new scientific knowledge. Our mission consists of three key areas — research, clinical, and education.

Stay connected with the Greehey CCRI on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.