How Genomics can help in the fight against #COVID19

Nicholas Loman, professor of Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics at the University of Birmingham explains ongoing efforts to sequence the genomes of #COVID19 in order to track and control the spread of the virus.

The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium is a partnership of NHS organisations, the four Public Health Agencies of the UK, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and more than 12 academic institutions providing sequencing and analysis capacity.

The consortium was established to deliver whole-genome virus sequencing to local NHS centres and the UK government. Its data will help Public Health Agencies to manage the #COVID-19 outbreak in the UK and inform vaccine research efforts.

COG-UK is supported by £20 million funding from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Trust.

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