By Max De La Cruz Morrobel, Katriana Meiman Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Sipe Abstract After infection, SARS-CoV-2 can leave patients with long-term inflammatory cytokine release and connective tissue damage. Studies suggest that this is due to viral infection inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in macrophages, polarizing them into the inflammatory M1 phenotype and releasing an extracellular-matrix cleaving…