A practical guide for SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing

Lead Educators

Angie Beckett
Molecular Biologist, University of Portsmouth, UK

I use nanopore sequencing to discover novel, plastic-degrading enzymes in the environment.

Charlotte Williams
University College London, UK

I am an Applications Specialist at UCL Genomics, performing NGS and specialising in WGS of pathogens by target enrichment, usually in a high-throughput way.

Dr Geetha Nagaraj
Central Research Laboratory, KIMS, Bengaluru, India

I work as an Associate Professor at Central Research Laboratory, KIMS, Bengaluru. I’m a PhD graduate with 17 yrs of research experience in Genomics, Molecular biology, microbiology, proteomics and immunology.

Dr Pablo Tsukayama
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru

I am a professor of microbiology at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and a visiting research scholar at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. I study how pathogen populations evolve and spread in Peru.

Dr Rachel Williams
University College London, UK

I am the Head of Sequencing at UCL Genomics. The facility sequenced SARS-CoV-2 samples for COG-UK and also specialises in pathogen WGS directly from clinical samples using targeted enrichment.

Course Developer

Dr Liã Bárbara Arruda
Wellcome Connecting Science, UK

Contributors
The course also features contributions from the following distinguished scientists, including:

Prof Christian Happi – African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Nigeria
Dr Geetika Patel – Parul Sevashram Hospital, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, India
Hannah Dent – University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Helena Tutill – University College London, United Kingdom
Jo Herbert – University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Prof Judith Breuer – University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Julianne Brown – Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Kate Cook – Ineos Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr Krunal Shah – Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Parul University, India
Leysa Forrest – University College London, United Kingdom
Luz Marina Martin Bernal – University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Murali Dharan Bashyam – Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), India
Dr Muthumeenakshi Bhaskaran – Central Research Laboratory, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), India
Dr Naomi Park – Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom
Dr Oscar Enrique Torres Montaguth – University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Paola Niola – University College London, United Kingdom
Prof Paola Resende – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Patricia Dyal  – University College London, United Kingdom
Dr Ramalingam Bethunaickan  – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, India
Dr Richard Orton – Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow,United Kingdom
Rijo Joseph John –  Central Research Laboratory, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), India
Dr Sam Robson – University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Dr Sandra Cantilena – Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Dr Senjuti Saha – Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh
Tony Brooks – University College London, United Kingdom
Varun Shamanna –  Central Research Laboratory, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), India