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Seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad responded to the call of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to be part of the first-of-its-kind Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines or VIP.
As the
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Meet the world s top Covid variant hunter – who used to work in a corner shop
Professor Sharon Peacock’s team at Cog-UK is leading the world in identifying mutant Covid strains – now the rest must catch up
20 February 2021 • 5:01pm
Cambridge professor, Sharon Peacock, leads the consortium mapping mutant Covid strains, but very nearly missed out on a career in science
Credit: David Rose
Early last March when coronavirus started to become established in Britain, Professor Sharon Peacock emailed five colleagues with the simple subject heading: ‘Can you call me, please?’
Within weeks she had put together a consortium of the country’s leading genomic researchers, made a formal proposition to Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, and secured £20m in funding. Their mission: to map the genome of Covid-19 as it spread across the country.