Amy Proal

Dr. Proal is a microbiologist and President/Chief Scientific Officer of PolyBio Research Foundation – a non-profit studying how viral, bacterial, and fungal infections contribute to chronic diseases and aging processes. She directs PolyBio’s LongCovid Research Consortium: an international scientific collaboration to rapidly and openly study LongCovid, with a focus on the persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in tissue. She also serves as Scientific Director of Mount Sinai’s CoRE clinic, where she oversees the development of research studies and clinical trials aimed at controlling persistent infection, inflammaging, and metabolic dysfunction.