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Emily Ray Ko

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
DRH-Hospital Medicine, Dept 2946, Durham, NC 27704
DRH-Hospital Medicine, Dept 2946, Durham, NC 27704

Overview


Clinical and translational research, COVID-19 therapeutics, clinical biomarkers for infectious disease.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Host-response transcriptional biomarkers accurately discriminate bacterial and viral infections of global relevance.

Journal Article Sci Rep · December 18, 2023 Diagnostic limitations challenge management of clinically indistinguishable acute infectious illness globally. Gene expression classification models show great promise distinguishing causes of fever. We generated transcriptional data for a 294-participant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intravenous aviptadil and remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19-associated hypoxaemic respiratory failure in the USA (TESICO): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

Journal Article Lancet Respir Med · September 2023 BACKGROUND: There is a clinical need for therapeutics for COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure whose 60-day mortality remains at 30-50%. Aviptadil, a lung-protective neuropeptide, and remdesivir, a nucleotide prodrug of an adenosine a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abatacept, Cenicriviroc, or Infliximab for Treatment of Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA · July 25, 2023 IMPORTANCE: Immune dysregulation contributes to poorer outcomes in COVID-19. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether abatacept, cenicriviroc, or infliximab provides benefit when added to standard care for COVID-19 pneumonia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Ra ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Inclusive Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

Genetic Contributors to the Impact of Sex on Heterogeneity in Flu Infection

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027

Methods development for the analysis of host gene expression signatures

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Biomeme, Inc. · 2022 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University, School of Medicine · 2006 M.D.
Stanford University · 2006 Ph.D.