The woman behind Cog-UK

[ladymuck]

Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter

The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Of all the coronavirus genomes that have been sequenced in the world, nearly half have been sequenced by COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (Cog-UK). The consortium began life on March 4 when Sharon Peacock, a professor of public health and microbiology at the University of Cambridge, emailed a handful of scientists and asked for their help. The Conversation spoke to Professor Peacock about that day and what happened after.

I feel very fortunate we have forward thinking people like her, and the people who signed up to her idea.

[AtW]

Now that’s great candidate for the Honours - not tax dodging tw@t from F1

[BrilloPad]

Now that’s great candidate for the Honours - not tax dodging tw@t from F1

+1. The UK public seem to revere social media stars who break lockdown rules.

Why can't we celebrate scientists like this more? She should be the social media star.

Sometimes I think its a miracle how the UK does so well in the world...