Episode Synopsis "Episode 11: Hacking the Spread of COVID-19"

In this episode, we talk to Dr Emma Hodcroft on her research in tracking the evolution of the new coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2, and her journey into computer science and bioinformatics. Emma is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Basel and co-developer for the Nextstrain project. She is an expert in phylogenetics and has previously worked on HIV, plant and fruit fly genetics. about Emma's research: http://emmahodcroft.com and https://twitter.com/firefoxx66

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