Episode 11: Hacking the Spread of COVID-19

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ResearcHers Code

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Two star-struck students interview pioneering women who code and use technology to solve the biggest problems in research. They share their stories and advice of breaking into and succeeding in the male-dominated field of tech.

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Episode 11: Hacking the Spread of COVID-19

ResearcHers Code

47 minutes 6 seconds

5 years ago

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. Read more about Emma's research: http://emmahodcroft.com and https://twitter.com/firefoxx66