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R3 Seminar Recap: Mechanistic Pathways of PASC Session 2: Viral Persistence and Viral Reservoirs

Researchers across NIH are sharing expertise, data, and innovative research tools to make discoveries that could help improve the lives of people with Long COVID.

During the January 24th RECOVER Research Review (R3) Seminar, researchers presented on viral persistence and viral reservoirs in PASC. Presenters discussed current understandings of how the virus that causes COVID-19 can persist and form reservoirs in the body, leading to long-term effects.

Watch the R3 recording below or on YouTube

Audio Transcript (PDF, 335 KB)

Seminar Panelists

Tim Henrich, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Sindhu Mohondas, MD, University of Southern California; Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Mehul Suthar, PhD, Emory University

Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai