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Die Virenjägerin! 🏹🧬 Co-developer of @nextstrain! Using phylogenetics, I study viruses. I like ✈️ & 🐈 @firefoxx66@mstdn.science @firefoxx66.bsky.social

Jul 20, 2020, 5 tweets

Excited again to announce: COVID-19 Dynamics & Evolution - a 1-day virtual scientific conference covering the latest #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 research!

Starting 6am Pacific/3pm CET on 30 July!

Register here: cpd.ucsd.edu/covid19/

Here's a preview of what we'll cover...

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Session 1 will cover the Epidemiology of #COVID19 #SARSCoV2, including vaccines, mobility & geography, & transmissibility of the S: D614G mutation, covered by @nataliexdean @JustinLessler @StephenKissler & Kathy Leung

#COVIDDynamics

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Session 2 will cover modelling #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 with @C_Althaus @manonragonnet @SheetalSilal & @joshuasweitz speaking about transmission characteristics, government response impact, & modelling & decision making.

#COVIDDynamics
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And we close with Session 3, on #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 evolution & phylogenetics, including exciting talks on genetic typing in pandemics, & the ongoing pandemics in Brazil, Israel, & South Africa - with @AineToole @nmrfaria @Tuliodna & Danielle Miller!

(Tulio's pic coming!)

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The organisation of this and the public Day 2 session on 31 July (below) have been a labour of love by myself, @alison_l_hill & @MorganeMRolland - with much help & support from Maureen Helinski at @UCSDHealth !

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