Bringing Birmingham to You: Mapping the Virus

The spread of COVID-19 is one of the biggest challenges the world has faced in recent history. Leading research teams at the University of Birmingham have played a key role in trying to understand the virus through genomic sequencing and mapping transmission rates, in order to forge a path through this difficult and uncertain terrain.

On 19 November 2020, Professors Nick Loman, Alan McNally, and K K Cheng gave an insightful discussion on their expertise and views on the subject, and showed how Birmingham is playing an instrumental role in tracking the virus. Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University, chaired the panel and Q&A.