COVID\u002D19: UBC receives $14 million in federal funding for COVID\u002D19 research
The money will help further research into medical and societal responses to the virus, said Gail Murphy, vice-president, research and innovation.
Some of the projects include studying the use of artificial intelligence to search for SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors among known drugs, using nanoparticles to deliver antibody therapy against COVID-19, and tracking household transmission of COVID-19 in Africa.Article content continued The largest amount, $3.5 million, was awarded to UBC professor Dr. James Russell, who is working out of St. Paul’s Hospital Centre for Heart Lung Innovation and conducting a multi-site trial to study the safety and effectiveness of using losartan, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure and diabetes, to lower COVID-19 mortality.
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