COVID-19: Molecular Research and Novel Therapy
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 189
Special Issue Editor
Interests: immunology and immune response during viral infections; oncology; immunotherapy; intracellular signalling; targeted therapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, significant progress has been made in understanding the virus's pathogenic mechanisms, host–pathogen interactions, and the immunological responses that impact the disease’s outcome. These discoveries have boosted the development of antiviral drugs, vaccines, and diagnostic tools, offering improved possibilities in the fight against this global pandemic.
This Special Issue focuses on "COVID-19: Molecular Research and Novel Therapy", and welcomes original research articles, reviews, and short communications on the molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, host immune responses, including innate and adaptive immunity, inflammation and immune evasion, development of antiviral agents, immunotherapies, and vaccines.
We look forward to receiving valuable contributions from the researchers all around the world, hoping to reveal cutting-edge knowledge that will contribute to the global effort to understand the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, to reveal advancements in therapeutic interventions, and, at the same time, help the efforts to prevent and respond to other pandemics.
Dr. Mihaela Chivu-Economescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- SARS-CoV-2
- virus-host interaction
- immune response
- antiviral agents
- vaccines
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