COVID-19: Molecular Biology Research

Dear Colleagues,

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging human infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, also previously known as 2019-nCoV). Based on the rapid increase in the rate of human infection, the World Health Organization has classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. As of 8 May 2020, more than 3,899,098 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 213 countries.

Although many researchers have made great efforts to fight SARS-CoV-2, the viral origin and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 are unknown and mysterious. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 has different spreading power compared with other betacorona viruses, although it is a member of betacoronavirus. Therefore, futher bioinformatic researches are required to understand SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

In this context, we would like to invite reviews and original articles that focus on understanding SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 based on bioinformatics approach or combined computational-experimental approach. In addition, the articles associated with virus origin, virus diagnosis, antiviral agents (such as chemical, antibody, biologics, and vaccine), virus-host interaction, and immunology are requested for this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Daeui Park
Prof. Dr. Semin Lee
Guest Editors

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