Dr. Robert Davey and His Team of Ebolavirus Researchers (IMAGE)

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Dr. Robert Davey and His Team of Ebolavirus Researchers

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Dr. Robert Davey and his team at Texas Biomedical Research Institute in the Department of Immunology and Virology announced today that a small molecule called Tetrandrine derived from an Asian herb has shown to be a potent small molecule inhibiting infection of human white blood cells in vitro or petri dish experiments and prevented Ebola virus disease in mice.

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photo by G. Harrison courtesy of Texas Biomed

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