- ICGEB COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 - Great Free Resources by ICGEB
Alessandro Marcello, Group Leader,
Molecular Virology lab, reached a major goal in the battle against coronavirus,
isolating and sequencing the full genome of SARS-Cov-2 on 20 March 2020 (
Read more). The full-genome sequencing of viral isolates is required to understand the genetic evolution of the virus during the pandemic and to track the origin of the viruses that reached the Region. The availability of viral isolates allows research on diagnostic, antivirals and vaccines to take place effectively.
This page is also linked to updates from
Member States, the
South-South Galaxy (UNOSSC), to the Covid19 Innovation Hub of
WIPO, and to the
IASP.
For more informations follow the ICGEB related page:
https://www.icgeb.org/covid19-resources/