Sanford Burnham Prebys receives $3M NIH award for drugs that restore immune response to COVID-19

(Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute) Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how SARS-CoV-19 weakens the immune system -- and identify drugs to help infected individuals recover. The research will be led by Carl Ware, Ph.D., director of the Institute's Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, and builds on the Institute-wide initiative to develop therapeutics to treat COVID-19.
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