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Understanding virus emergence and evolution

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: C19-IUC-224

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Massimo Palmarini

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Animal and environmental research and research on diseases vectors

  • Research Subcategory

    Animal source and routes of transmission

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Project investigating the role of zoonotic transmission in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Key themes include investigating the relationship of this new virus to SARS-related coronaviruses, the role of bats as a reservoir species, and the role of recombination in viral emergence.