Blog
21 Mar 2023
COG-UK’s final flight
COG-UK is ending on the 31st of March, 2023. Launched in the spring of 2020 as part of the UK response to the emerging pandemic, the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK)...
Blog
21 Mar 2023
Full list of all individual members and partners of COG-UK
Full list of all individual members and partners of COG-UK
Blog
17 Mar 2023
A look back to the detection of the first variant of concern, the Alpha variant
As we approach the closure of COG-UK, we reflect on some of the key moments on the pandemic and the genomic sequencing of its variants, focusing on the first variant...
Blog
9 Mar 2023
Rapid repurposing of genomic tools to tackle SARS-CoV-2
The importance of rapid diagnostics and pathogen genomic sequencing as part of our pandemic responses has been made clear over the past three years. Maintaining a robust testing pipeline –...
Blog
7 Mar 2023
How genome data and modelling can improve hospital outbreak detection
During the COVID-19 pandemic, computational tools were developed to support the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates. However, hospitals continue to struggle to effectively monitor infection within wards owing to a...
Launch of our fifth COG-Train online course “Pathogen Genomics: A New Era in Global Health Surveillance and Strategy”
Join this course and gain a comprehensive understanding of genomic surveillance approaches and technologies. With this knowledge, you’ll be equipped to respond to future global health threats.
Assessing challenges and opportunities for genomics and training in global COVID-19 responses
Over the past six months a group of researchers from Polygeia, a student-led global health-focused think tank, worked with COG-UK to complete two separate research projects reflecting on regional COVID-19...
Blog
2 Mar 2023
“The ability to get the rest of our science on the move again, after everyone downed tools to focus on COVID-19 is really valuable”: reflections from recipients of the COG-UK Early Career Funding Scheme
The COG-UK Early Career Funding Scheme provides support to early career scientists who contributed towards the work of COG-UK. Our collective efforts, output and impact were a direct result of...
Blog
1 Mar 2023
“I’m being given the opportunity to do really cool science”: reflections from recipients of the COG-UK Early Career Funding Scheme
Our Early Career Funding Scheme provides support to early career scientists who contributed towards the work of COG-UK. Our collective efforts, output and impact were a direct result of the...
Blog
28 Feb 2023
“Schemes like this are essential in helping future bioinformaticians enter the field”: reflections from recipients of the COG-UK Early Career Funding Scheme
Our Early Career Funding Scheme provides support to early career scientists who contributed towards the work of COG-UK. Our collective efforts, output and impact were a direct result of the...
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Blog
9 Feb 2023
Using genomics to track hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections
Dr Sam Robson is a Reader in Genomics and Bioinformatics, and the Bioinformatics Lead at the Centre for Enzyme Innovation (CEI) at the University of Portsmouth. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Blog
7 Feb 2023
The integration of genomic sequencing into public health practice in Northern Ireland
In recent months – reflecting on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic – the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency (PHA) has been working to understand how the science of pathogen...
