COG-UK News and Events

The latest news, blogs, events and videos across the COG-UK consortium

Blog / COG Train

27 Apr 2023

COG-Train Launches Public Engagement Project to Improve Understanding of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Malawi

In March 2022, COG-Train, in collaboration with the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme and the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, initiated the “Viral Variant Conversations - Improving the understanding...

Blog / COG Train

5 Mar 2023

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.

Blog / COG Train

3 Mar 2023

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 / COG Train

19 Nov 2022

“It was a great way to share my knowledge to something that could contribute to a better world”: speaking with COG-Train course’s Organisers

COG-Train delivered the Viral Genomics and Bioinformatics Virtual Course for scientists based in Asia, between 22-26 August 2022, in collaboration with the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Savitribai...

Blog / COG Train / Events / Women in COG

17 Nov 2022

“The pandemic allowed me to build a network that I had always dreamed of”: In conversation with Professor Mariana Viegas

During the peak of the pandemic Professor Mariana Viegas (Professor of Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Exact Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina), saw an opportunity...

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Blog / COG Train

4 Nov 2022

“There are so many lessons from the pandemic”: Hear from global experts on why strengthening genomic surveillance approaches is critical for the future

A key lesson resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of strong and agile genomic surveillance capabilities globally, to be able to react at pace to public health threats....

Blog / COG Train

28 Sep 2022

Providing equitable genomic training globally: A recap from the Asia Pacific Advanced Network Workshop

In collaboration with Wellcome Connecting Science (WCS), the COG-Train programme organised the "Equity in training and capacity building for genomics and global health" workshop, which was held as part of...

Blog / COG Train

15 Sep 2022

“You realise how much you can achieve as part of a network” An educator’s perspective on COG-Train

COG-Train is an international educational initiative providing open-access learning in SARS-CoV-2 genomics. We spoke to Tracey Calvert-Joshua, an educator who took part in the third COG-Train online course.

Blog / COG Train / Events

21 Jul 2022

“We kept learners engaged in a virtual setting” – Our COG-Train educators tell us about their experience

COG-Train provides open-access learning in SARS-CoV-2 genomics and is facilitating an increase in global genome sequencing and analysis capacity, reducing sequencing inequality, and helping to enhance pathogen surveillance. With two...

Blog / COG Train

14 Jul 2022

Bioinformatics for pathogen surveillance: Launching our third COG-Train online course

Launch of our third COG-Train online course "Making sense of genomic data: COVID-19 web-based bioinformatics". Explore the tools for web-based SARS-CoV-2 sequencing analyses and learn techniques to prepare data and...

Blog / COG Train

24 Jun 2022

Maximising access to SARS-CoV-2 bioinformatics training: What are distributed classrooms?

COG-Train’s ambition is to provide high quality, open-access training across the world, on all aspects of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and bioinformatics. Key to this is having a model which supports a...

Blog / COG Train

20 Jun 2022

Diaries of SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Training: in Conversation with COG-Train Educators

The recently launched COG-Train programme is an open-access educational initiative focused on providing impactful learning opportunities around SARS-CoV-2 genomics to a global audience. We spoke to two educators who took...