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CNR strengthens the fight against Covid-19 thanks to the support of League Serie B and the generosity of the Italians

It was the end of March when the campaign started with solidarity SMS organized by the Lega Football Serie B and addressed to support the effort of  CNR (National Research Council) engaged in the fight against Coronavirus, started. Now that initiative called 'The Great Heart of Serie B' reaches the last act with the donation of 50.000 euros and the news that the largest Italian public research body, thanks to its multidisciplinarity, will hire a young researcher or a excellent young researcher for two years. The researcher will be involved with a specific task in the following topic: "Mechanisms of activation and deregulation of innate immunity and inflammatory responses in the interaction between the human host and the SARS-CoV-2 virus"

Ispra is part of the initiative.

Press release (ita)