April 2020

NEPHROLOGY

ACE2-FC AS A COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY

Featuring: Jing Jin, MD, PhD

Episode Summary

Jing Jin, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and his team work to identify pathological mechanisms of kidney and vascular diseases. His work with the therapy ACE2-Fc was recently included in an article published by Robert Kruse, MD, PhD in F1000 Research discussing a potential therapy for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In this episode, Jin explains how the therapy could potentially be used to guard against and treat COVID-19 and highlights the important role cross-collaboration plays in facilitating discovery. 
Jing Jin, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

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