Matthew D Hall, James M Anderson, Annaliesa Anderson, David Baker, Jay Bradner, Kyle R Brimacombe, Elizabeth A Campbell, Kizzmekia S Corbett, Kara Carter, Sara Cherry, Lillian Chiang, Tomas Cihlar, Emmie de Wit, Mark Denison, Matthew Disney, Courtney V Fletcher, Stephanie L Ford-Scheimer, Matthias Götte, Abigail C Grossman, Frederick G Hayden, Daria J Hazuda, Charlotte A Lanteri, Hilary Marston, Andrew D Mesecar, Stephanie Moore, Jennifer O Nwankwo, Jules O'Rear, George Painter, Kumar Singh Saikatendu, Celia A Schiffer, Timothy P Sheahan, Pei-Yong Shi, Hugh D Smyth, Michael J Sofia, Marla Weetall, Sandra K Weller, Richard Whitley, Anthony S Fauci, Christopher P Austin, Francis S Collins, Anthony J Conley, Mindy I Davis
The NIH Virtual SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Summit, held on November 6, 2020, was organized to provide an overview on the status and challenges in developing antiviral therapeutics for COVID-19, including combinations of antivirals. Scientific experts from the public and private sectors convened virtually during a live videocast to discuss SARS-CoV-2 targets for drug discovery as well as the preclinical tools needed to develop and evaluate effective small molecule antivirals. The goals of the Summit were to review the current state of the science, identify unmet research needs, share insights and lessons learned from treating other infectious diseases, identify opportunities for public-private partnerships, and assist the research community in designing and developing antiviral therapeutics...
June 10, 2021: Journal of Infectious Diseases