EMBL-EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute): against COVID-19 Hub
The EMBL-EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute) in UK is supporting the project 'COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium'
Project: COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
Research Group: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit
Project Description: The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium aims to increase the current capacity for SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequencing in the UK. This sequencing data will be used to understand the epidemiology and spread of the virus, and to monitor and evaluate interventions for COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 genomic data will be integrated with NHS electronic health records and other existing genomic data to generate insights into susceptibility to COVID-19. From within the DPHPC, Professor John Danesh is a member of the COG-UK Steering Group, Dr Ewan Harrison will serve as the Scientific Project Manager and Dr Michael Chapman will lead the health informatics component.
Contributors:
Dr Guy Cochrane, Team Leader, Data Coordination and Archiving and Head of the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
Dr Zamin Iqbal, Research Group Leader