Patrique Praest

CLEAR COVID-19 Clinically-validated nasal airway epithelial cell models for COVID-19 high throughput drug development There is a high demand for SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapies that may limit COVID-19 severity in susceptible individuals. In this project, epithelial models from nasal brushing obtained from SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals will be developed. These models may allow simulation of viral infections in a dish and selection of candidate antiviral drugs. https://www.health-holland.com/project/2020/clear-covid-19

Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions project with the title : Elucidation of herpesvirus evasion mechanisms through CRISPR/Cas-mediated engineering of virus and host genes

After finishing my basic courses for my studies I did my bachelorthesis in the molecular virology of the HHU with the topic "Characterization of recombinant MVA vectors showing variable expression kinetics of the marker protein mCherry" (ø1.0).

I finished my masterthesis in september at the department of virology under guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Ingo Drexler with the title: The role of the ABCB9 transporter associated with antigen-processing-like (TAPL) in presentation of viral antigens. This work inlcuded a 5 month internship at the UMC Utrecht.