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Web Seminar Series: Dmitri Petrov
Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of Biology Director of the Program for Conservation Genomics Stanford University “Quantitative studies of rapid evolutionary adaptation” April 20, 2021 12 – 1 p.m. Via…
The Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far
No doubt you’ve heard about the novel coronavirus variants that are evolving around the world. There now appear to be more than a dozen versions of SARS-CoV-2, which are…
Seminar – Vaughn Cooper: Evolutionary biology of SARS-CoV-2
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Computational and Systems Biology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Co-Founder and Director, Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine (CEBaM) “Evolutionary biology of…
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Congratulations to our own Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis on being one of the winners of the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship in…
7 Virus Variants Found in U.S. Carrying the Same Mutation
Scientists don’t know yet whether the mutation makes the variants more contagious, but they are concerned that it might…
Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations seen in US
Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States. They’ve not only drawn attention to them…
Tracking New Coronavirus Variants In The U.S.
Scientists have identified new coronavirus variants popping up around the U.S. Ailsa Chang speaks with Vaughn Cooper about how well the U.S. is equipped to track the emergence…
Washington Post: Tracking COVID-19 with Vaughn Cooper & Vin Gupta
Washington Post Live talks with Vaughn Cooper, PhD, an evolutionary microbiologist at the University of Pittsburgh, who is leading the way in utilizing cutting-edge…
TribLIVE: Pitt researchers find 4 coronavirus mutations arrived early in Pittsburgh, say pandemic could have been much worse in region
University of Pittsburgh researchers are studying tiny…
TribLIVE: Pitt expert, others warn coronavirus remains lethal despite falling numbers
Suggesting the coronavirus is less lethal now than it was two months ago would be a mistake…