HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Renat Roytenberg, a Marshall University M.D. and Ph.D. student, was recognized by and received a travel grant from the American Heart Association’s Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. The grant supports the research efforts of early career investigators. Roytenberg presented research conducted with Wei Li, M.D., Ph.D, titled “Thymidine Phosphorylase Enhances SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Platelet Factor 4 Complex Formation: A Potential Novel Mechanism That May Account for COVID-19-Associated Thrombosis” at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on Nov. 11, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Date Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2023