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

Jul 24, 2020, 5 tweets

1/ Are you a #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 researcher interested in viral dynamics & evolution? Join us at the #COVIDdynamics virtual conference on 30 July!

We have 12 incredible talks by top scientists on the latest research - Read more & register here: cpd.ucsd.edu/covid19/

Preview:

2/ Session 1 will cover the Epidemiology of #COVID19 #SARSCoV2, including vaccines, mobility & geography, #TestTraceIsolate evaluation, & transmissibility of the S: D614G mutation, covered by
@nataliexdean @JustinLessler @StephenKissler & @kathysleung

#COVIDDynamics

3/ Session 2 will includes modelling #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 with @C_Althaus @manonragonnet @SheetalSilal & @joshuasweitz speaking about transmission characteristics, government response impact, near- & long-term dynamics, & modelling & decision making.

#COVIDDynamics

4/ 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!

#COVIDdynamics

5/ We also have *scholarships* available to those from resource-limited settings: cpd.ucsd.edu/covid19/schola…

*And* we'll be having a second 2-day conference in October covering even more science & research - you can submit your abstract now!
cpd.ucsd.edu/covid19/101920…

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