The University of Reading DANGEROUS blood clotting in patients with Covid-19 may be treatable, thanks to research from scientists at the University of Reading (UoR). Ongoing research by Professor Jon Gibbins and a team of experts in the Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, looks at how Covid-19 is leading to dangerous blood clots in the lungs. In two studies, Prof Gibbins and the team have begun to identify how the human body’s own immune response to fight Covid-19 in the form of antibody production is leading to blood clot formation. When these clots, called thrombosis, happen in the lungs it leads to significant damage in patients.