Unlocking capacities of genomics for the COVID-19 response and future pandemics. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomics and bioinformatics have emerged as essential public health tools. The genomic data acquired using these methods have supported the global health response, facilitated development of testing methods, and allowed timely tracking of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants. Yet the virtually unlimited potential for rapid generation and analysis of genomic data is also coupled with unique technical, scientific, and organizational challenges. Here, we discuss the application of genomic and computational methods for the efficient data driven COVID-19 response, advantages of democratization of viral sequencing around the world, and challenges associated with viral genome data collection and processing.

authors

publication date

  • April 1, 2022

Research

keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemics

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9467803

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85127675577

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/s41893-020-00605-2

PubMed ID

  • 35396471

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 4