Geneseo Chemistry Approach of Investigating COVID-19

Dr. Yokoyama and his research group recently published their work on the spike-protein related to COVID-19. This approach uses the surface of very small gold particles to cause a "molecular dance" of the spike-protein. It allowed the team to study the details of how COVID-19 is initiated. The methodology used in this study was developed at Geneseo, and was also applied to studies about the proteins causing Alzheimer's and Parkison's diseases. This lecture will explain how chemistry plays a key role in understanding viruses and the origin of neurodegenerative diseases.