Global Virome Project Content

Initiatives to Intercept Pandemics Through Genomics

Katherine E Kerlin — June 11, 2020 - 5:00am

Three major initiatives in biodiversity genomics — BIOSCAN, the Earth BioGenome Project and the Global Virome Project — have joined forces to deliver a “pandemic interception system” based upon comprehensive knowledge of pathogens and their hosts, explains a recent commentary in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

6 Takeaways from the International One Health Congress

Kristin P Burns — June 29, 2018 - 12:05pm

The 2018 International One Health Congress in Saskatoon, Canada, was jam-packed with presentations, lively discussions and the latest research. In this post, Tracey Goldstein, associate director of the One Health Institute at the �ٺ��Ƶ School of Veterinary Medicine shares her top takeaways.

Ambitious Global Virome Project Could Mark End of Pandemic Era

Katherine E Kerlin — February 22, 2018 - 3:55pm

The Global Virome Project is an international partnership to identify and halt the spread of the majority of the planet’s unknown viruses. Such an approach could mark the end of the Pandemic Era. It builds on and accelerates the work of USAID's PREDICT program, led by �ٺ��Ƶ.