Irene Salinas

UNM Women in STEM working to expand our knowledge of COVID-19

advance eva chi, Irene Salinas, Judy Cannnon, Kathy Powers, Mala Htun, Mary Rice, Melanie Moses, Yangsun Hong 0 Comment January 21, 2022

Women in STEM from across disciplines at UNM are looking at ways to understand and fight SARS-CoV-2, from studying what it does to our lungs to researching how animal modeling can be applied to our knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. UNM researchers also have examined the virus’ impacts on our social and educational […] Read More

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UNM biologists use zebrafish as model to understand loss of smell caused by COVID-19

Felina Martinez Aurora Kraus, biology, Irene Salinas 0 Comment January 13, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the search for animal models that demonstrate the symptoms observed in humans infected with SARS-CoV-2. New research from UNM Biology PhD student Aurora Kraus and associate professor of Biology Dr. Irene Salinas have begun using zebrafish as a model for COVID-19 with emphasis on the loss of smell many people have reported as a symptom of the virus.