01 Nov Benefits of pathogen sequencing for human health
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how rapid SARS-CoV-2 sequencing can provide actionable information towards the public health response. But more...
Blogs
03 May Reflections on ‘academic housekeeping’ for women in STEM
Professor Sharon Peacock reflects on academic housekeeping tasks, whether women take on more than their fair share, and how to...
06 Feb Long-COVID – the nightmare that won’t end – a researcher’s first hand perspective
Blog by Dr Kathy Raven, Post-doctoral scientist, Peacock group, with the help of her family. Until very recently, I was a...
28 Jan Navigating uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog by Dr Katerina Galai, Associate Director, COG-UK. When I applied for the COG-UK project manager role, I was...
25 Jan From teacher to SARS-CoV-2 mutation hunter
Blog by Dr Alessandro Carabelli, Research Lead, COG-UK I joined the Peacock group as a postdoctoral scientist in October 2020, after...
22 Jan SARS-CoV-2 variants: What’s in a name?
Professor Sharon Peacock, Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, reflects on the challenge of naming variants of SARS-CoV-2...
19 Jan Why has the UK been successful at sequencing SARS-CoV-2?
Professor Sharon Peacock, Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, reflects on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in the UK ...
15 Jan Reinventing my career during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog by Dr Catherine Ludden, Director of Operations, COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium I am a Sir Henry...
14 Dec Opportunities and challenges of conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog by Dr Estee Torok, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ...
18 Nov Mentoring during the COVID-19 pandemic
Professor Sharon Peacock, Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, reflects on mentoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...