In 2020-2021 the Biomedical University Foundation inaugurated a series of Foundation Talks webinars to provide an in-depth exploration of the Covid-19 pandemic from a scientific, medical, welfare and social point of view, through the voice and involvement of experts in various disciplines.
Speaker:
Massimo Ciccozzi
Molecular Epidemiologist, Head of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, UCBM, Rome
Fiorella Gurrieri
Full Professor of Medical Genetics, UCBM, Rome
Marcello D'Amelio
Full Professor of Human Physiology, Head of Molecular Neuroscience Research Unit, UCBM, Rome
Goals and Impact
The study aims to evaluate the impact of the individual genetic profile on the clinical characteristics and progression of COVID-19. This study will lead to the identification of genetic variants of susceptibility and / or protection against the disease. This will make it possible to insert these variants into an engineered cell model and to mimic COVID-19 infection in vitro. The impact of this model is not limited to a better understanding of the disease’s pathogenesis, but it will extend to the possibility of rapidly testing new drugs.
