
Prof Jørgen Kjems
Professor of Molecular Biology and Nanoscience,
Aarhus University
Prof Jørgen Kjems
Centre for Cellular Signal Patterns (CellPat), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO)
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Aarhus University, Denmark
Websites: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/jk@mbg.au.dk | www.inano.au.dk
Work performed/role in Virofight:
“We are developing RNA aptamers with strong affinity to viruses. They will be used as “glue” to attach nanoshells around the viruses which will inactivate the virus”
My long-term vision of the Virofight project?
“We hope to build nanostructures that specifically target different viruses and inactivate them”
My reading suggestion is a paper, in which we describe a highly potent aptamer that specifically bind SARS-CoV2 virus and neutralizes it.
“A serum-stable RNA aptamer specific for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizes viral entry” Valero J, Civit L, Dupont DM, Selnihhin D, Reinert LS, Idorn M, Israels BA, Bednarz AM, Bus C, Asbach B, Peterhoff D, Pedersen FS, Birkedal V, Wagner R, Paludan SR, Kjems J. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 118:e2112942118 (2021).