We’ve heard a lot lately about new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that may be more infectious and spread more easily. What are these variants? Where do they come from? How concerned should we be, and what can be done about them?
Join us Feb. 11 to discuss these and other questions with two swagÍâÁ÷ experts on viral genetics and the pandemic.
- is professor of population health and reproduction in the . His research focus is on the population genomics of disease-causing organisms. Since the early days of the pandemic, his lab has been looking at gene sequences from coronaviruses isolated around the world.
- is professor of pediatrics and chief of . His interests are in preventing and treating childhood infections, vaccine research and childhood immunization policies.