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Lauren Harrison, PhD

Lauren Harrison, PhD

Bats scare the hell out of me

Why do they carry so many deadly viruses?

11 min readOct 30, 2020

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Bats scare the hell out of me

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

Working with a new pandemic virus

How are researchers stepping up to the challenge?

4 min readOct 12, 2020

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Dr Thorne and Dr Zuliani-Alvarez working in UCL continment level 3 lab

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

Young healthy organs can be damaged by coronavirus too

(Virus driven changes in ACE2 expression throughout the body could explain the wide range of COVID-19 symptoms)

7 min readSep 22, 2020

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Young healthy organs can be damaged by coronavirus too

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

The Healthiest Looking Sick People (struggling with Lyme disease)

When you’re healthy you don’t expect to become seriously ill. It comes as a bit of a shock. Then to be constantly told there’s nothing…

14 min readSep 14, 2020

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The Healthiest Looking Sick People (struggling with Lyme disease)

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

What Transport For London are doing to keep Londoners safe

Yesterday, I took the tube for the first time since mid March. It was 6:50 pm and practically empty; a massive contradiction to every…

3 min readAug 25, 2020

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What Transport For London are doing to keep Londoners safe

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

Will I take the coronavirus vaccine when it’s ready?

Vaccines are incredible; nonetheless they can seem scary. Firstly, injections are not particularly pleasant. Then there is what’s inside…

11 min readAug 7, 2020

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Will I take the coronavirus vaccine when it’s ready?

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

The power of T-cells and how they battle coronavirus

A lot of talk has been taking place recently about the vaccines in development to counter SARS-CoV-2, and their potential to act on…

9 min readAug 1, 2020

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The power of T-cells and how they battle coronavirus

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Lauren Harrison, PhD

Lauren Harrison, PhD

I’m a Molecular Virology PhD graduate . I am passionate about all things virus-related and helping everyone to understand them!

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