Zohair Ahmed
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Neurological Tip of the Iceberg
Written by: Zohair Ahmed Edited by: Esther Melamed Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic one year ago, COVID-19 research has become arguably one of the hottest topics in the history of research. One of the key emerging research areas at this time is the effect of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, on individuals with “Post-Acute Sequelae of…
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Nucleocapsid Proteins Trigger Main Antibody-Mediated Immunity in COVID-19 Patients
Written by: Zohair Ahmed Edited by: Esther Melamed The genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, codes for structural and non-structural proteins (ex: proteins mediating the virus’ life cycle). The structural proteins include the envelope (E) protein, spike (S) protein, nucleocapsid (N) protein, and the membrane (M) protein. The S protein plays a critical role…