EP 52: Population-scale viral sequencing with Dr Jeff Barrett, Lead Statistical Geneticist for COG-UK
- Author
- Sano Genetics
- Published
- Wed 09 Dec 2020
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sano-genetics/episodes/EP-52-Population-scale-viral-sequencing-with-Dr-Jeff-Barrett--Lead-Statistical-Geneticist-for-COG-UK-e2u3jlb
On this episode of the podcast Patrick is joined by returning guest Dr Jeff Barrett. Jeff is the the lead statistical geneticist for The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK).
Patrick and Jeff discuss COG-UK's sequencing operation that is tracking viral spread around the UK, how to identify super spreader events from virus data, what is known about re-infection from COVID19, and results from the vaccine trials and what the next year may hold.
