BotanyKenya DeBarros
2022 The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
MoMo30: A Plant-Based Potential Therapeutic for COVID-19
DeBarros will use biochemistry, molecular biology, virology, and cell biology to investigate a potential antiviral treatment for COVID-19. DeBarros’s research will focus on MoMo30, a protein derived from Momordica balsamina (Senegalese bitter melon) that has been used for centuries by traditional African healers to treat viral infections. In collaboration with PROmotion of MEdicine and TReatment from Africa (PROMETRA), DeBarros will study MoMo30’s ability to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell culture in efforts to discover new treatment strategies for COVID-19.
The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
To protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. Providing this research opportunity for botanists can, in turn, assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines.
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