Research students at McDaniel College are spending part of their summer on a multiyear project that could one day keep viruses like COVID-19 from spreading. In a chemistry lab at McDaniel College, students are working on what could one day change the way our immune systems react to a virus, like COVID-19. Dana Ferraris is a professor of chemistry at McDaniel College. "So, (when) the coronavirus infects a cell, this protein that the virus produces hides it from the immune system, and we're trying to do is stop that from happening," Ferraris said. So, for the last three summers, Ferreira has been working with research students on a seven-week program developing small molecules that would prevent COVID-19 from hiding in the body and spreading more rapidly. "And by doing so, you let the immune system kicked in and kind of do its job and clear the virus out," Ferraris said. "I've learned a lot about molecules and how they interact with each other from Dr. Ferraris," student Tyler Henry said. Ferraris is a co-author of a study that was just published with a professor from the University of Kansas. The study identifies molecules developed at McDaniel and how they react. It's groundbreaking work that the students are proud to be a part of.
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