Corona Research

Markus Landthaler is in charge of the Corona Task Force at the MDC that bundles resources for SARS-CoV-2 research projects. In this interview he explains how several research groups are working together in minimal operation for a better understanding of corona viruses.

On Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 8 a.m., the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) will go into emergency operation. Corona research will be intensified.

Researchers at the MDC have developed a new online tool that displays the development of the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany clearly and by individual state as well as worldwide. The map and timeline showing the spread of the coronavirus are freely available on the internet.

The scientist Dr. Emanuel Wyler studies coronaviruses at the MDC. He’s been using social media and his blog to inform about the novel coronavirus and put current news on the topic into perspective.

SARS-CoV-2 is spreading fear, as many feel uncertain about how to deal with this epidemic. This is a reaction we can fully understand. But researchers around the world are working together to understand and help contain the new coronavirus.