Predicting and preparing for the unfolding evolution of SARS-CoV-2

  • Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • Total publications:1 publications

Grant number: 2012883

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $740,678.51
  • Funder

    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Alexander Khromykh
  • Research Location

    Australia
  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Queensland
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen genomics, mutations and adaptations

  • 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

One year on from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, variants of SARS-CoV-2 have evolved to be more transmissible, pathogenic and less susceptible to immune responses from infection or vaccination. We propose utilising the deep mutational scanning method to examine the molecular pathogenesis and vaccine escape of SARS-CoV-2 at a single amino acid residue resolution and towards developing a universal vaccine candidate to neutralise all potential future SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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The role of N-glycosylation in spike antigenicity for the SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant.