Melissa Buitrago
Clinical Research Coordinator
Medicine
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Membership, Psi Chi, 2009

Education & Training

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• CPT-1 License Phlebotomy Bay Area Medical Academy O8/2013
• BA Psychology San Francisco State University 05/2009

Publications (3)

Top publication keywords:
LungPositron-Emission TomographyMiddle AgedMaleFemaleAdultTime FactorsRNA, ViralLymphocyte ActivationAgedT-LymphocytesHumans

• Tissue-based T cell activation and viral RNA persist for up to 2 years after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  Science translational medicine 2024 Peluso MJ, Ryder D, Flavell RR, Wang Y, Levi J, LaFranchi BH, Deveau TM, Buck AM, Munter SE, Asare KA, Aslam M, Koch W, Szabo G, Hoh R, Deswal M, Rodriguez AE, Buitrago M, Tai V, Shrestha U, Lu S, …
• Multimodal Molecular Imaging Reveals Tissue-Based T Cell Activation and Viral RNA Persistence for Up to 2 Years Following COVID-19.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023 Peluso MJ, Ryder D, Flavell R, Wang Y, Levi J, LaFranchi BH, Deveau TM, Buck AM, Munter SE, Asare KA, Aslam M, Koch W, Szabo G, Hoh R, Deswal M, Rodriguez A, Buitrago M, Tai V, Shrestha U, Lu S, …
• Impact of Pre-Existing Chronic Viral Infection and Reactivation on the Development of Long COVID.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2022 Peluso MJ, Deveau TM, Munter SE, Ryder D, Buck A, Beck-Engeser G, Chan F, Lu S, Goldberg SA, Hoh R, Tai V, Torres L, Iyer NS, Deswal M, Ngo LH, Buitrago M, Rodriguez A, Chen JY, Yee BC, Chenna A, …