News 4: UT Health San Antonio researchers discover how COVID can hide in the body

June 14, 2021

Dr. Yogesh Gupta, Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, spoke to News 4 San Antonio on the topic of the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID-19 virus using metal ions, like magnesium and calcium in our bodies, as a disguise to hide itself from our immune systems. Watch the story.


San Antonio Express-News: The coronavirus is a master of camouflage – and San Antonio scientists caught it in the act

June 10, 2021

Dr. Yogesh Gupta,Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed by the San Antonio Express-News on the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID-19 virus using metal ions, like magnesium and calcium in our bodies, as a disguise to hide itself from our immune systems. The story was highlighted on the Metro page […]


Fox 29: UT Health San Antonio researchers discover how COVID can hide in the body

June 9, 2021

Dr. Yogesh Gupta,Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, spoke to Fox 29 news audiences on the topic of the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID-19 virus using metal ions, like magnesium and calcium in our bodies, as a disguise to hide itself from our immune systems. Watch the story.



Texas Standard: Metal ions and COVID-19

June 8, 2021

Dr. Yogesh Gupta, Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, spoke to Texas Public Radio’s Bonnie Petrie and that program was repeated for broadcast by the Texas Standard. The topic centered on the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID virus using metal ions, like magnesium and calcium in our bodies, as a disguise […]