Revealing how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cells; points to drugs with potential to fight COVID-19 and a drug that aids its infectious growth

An international effort including researchers from University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Gladstone Institutes, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Institut Pasteur (Paris) unveils promising compounds for clinical testing against COVID-19. The study, led by UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute Director, Nevan Krogan, PhD, reveals that some drugs may fight COVID-19 while another promotes infectivity.

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