Blog
9 Sep 2021
An app for understanding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations
An interactive web-based application has been developed to help explain reports on SARS-CoV-2 mutations and variants generated by COG-UK for a non-expert audience.
Blog
2 Sep 2021
Explainer: Generation and transmission of inter-lineage recombinants in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
For the first time, COG-UK researchers have reported the clear detection and characterisation of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses.
News
25 Aug 2021
Hospital-acquired COVID-19 tends to be picked up from other patients, not from healthcare workers
Read a summary of a recent study from researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Covid Connections: From Mild to Mortal — Unlocking the Mystery of COVID-19 Symptoms
Read the Wellcome Sanger Institute's summary of the latest Covid Connections event.
Covid Connections: Big data in a pandemic world — how our data defies travel restrictions
Covid Connections are a series of free, virtual panel discussions, organised by Wellcome Connecting Science and COG-UK.
Blog / Events / Videos / Women in COG
30 Jul 2021
From London Zoo to NHS England – the story of Angela Douglas, Deputy CSO
In the latest instalment of our Women in COG series, we caught up with Angela Douglas – Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England and NHS Improvement.
News
27 Jul 2021
Alpha variant spread via ‘super-seeding’ event within UK: Oxford, Northeastern and Edinburgh Universities
Read the Oxford Martin School's press release on a recent study that analyses the transmissibility of the Alpha variant.
Blog
23 Jul 2021
How SARS-CoV-2 sequencing is becoming a national service
We depict our transition journey and celebrate the lasting legacy of COG-UK sequencing efforts.
Covid Connections – Variant or Villain
In the second event of the COVID connections series, organised by Wellcome Connecting Science and COG-UK, researchers discussed variants of SARS-CoV-2.
News
8 Jul 2021
Why COG-UK is joining the UK Health Data Research Alliance
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance earlier this month. Find out more about the Alliance and our collaboration with HDR UK in this...
Blog / Events / Videos / Women in COG
29 Jun 2021
In conversation with the “Queen of Virology”, Professor Judy Breuer
In the latest instalment of our Women in COG series, we caught up with Judy Breuer – Professor of Virology at University College London, and COG-UK Principal Investigator and Chief...
News
24 Jun 2021
Expanding the COG-UK research portfolio to increase impact from genome data
COG-UK is enhancing its research portfolio by awarding up to £40,000 to 12 of its consortium partners.
