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Heather Aloor

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Duke Clinical Research Institute
300 W. Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Scholarly Works


Early trajectories of virological and immunological biomarkers and clinical outcomes in patients admitted to hospital for COVID-19: an international, prospective cohort study.

Journal article The Lancet. Microbe · June 2024 BackgroundSerial measurement of virological and immunological biomarkers in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can give valuable insight into the pathogenic roles of viral replication and immune dysregulation. We aimed to characterise bio ... Full text Cite

Effect of Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Treatment on Early Trajectories of Virologic and Immunologic Biomarkers in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19.

Journal article The Journal of infectious diseases · March 2024 BackgroundNeutralizing monoclonal antibodies (nmAbs) failed to show clear benefit for hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dynamics of virologic and immunologic biomarkers remain poorly understood.MethodsPartici ... Full text 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
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Recent Grants


1/2 IMPRoving Outcomes in Vascular DisEase - Aortic Dissection (IMPROVE-AD)

ResearchCEC Clinical Trials Assistant · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2030

Score Validation

ResearchStatistical Team · Awarded by Inova Health Care Services · 2025 - 2027

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