Imagine a tiny molecular machine armed with a program to infect human cells, subvert their defenses and make copies of itself to infect neighboring cells
Category: SARS-CoV-2
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As part of our continuing efforts on genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants for CanCOGeN, the McArthur lab welcomes Sheridan Baker, who will be doing the
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In collaboration with our colleague Dr. Finlay Maguire (Dalhousie University) and as part of our ongoing work for Ontario’s COVID-19 Genomics Rapid Response Coalition and the Canadian
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IIDR Trainee Day 2020! Forging the Future of Infectious Disease Research
Nasir, J.A et al. 2020. SIGNALing the Need for Surveillance: A Comparison of Whole Genome Sequencing Methods for SARS-CoV-2. Edalatmand, A. & A.G. McArthur. 2020.
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McMaster is launching The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, to ensure Canada and the world are better able to manage the human and
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Arinjay Banerjee, Andrew C Doxey, Benjamin J-M Tremblay, Michael J Mansfield, Sonu Subudhi, Jeremy A Hirota, Matthew S Miller, Andrew G McArthur, Samira Mubareka, &
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A Comparison of Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Using Amplicon-Based Sequencing, Random Hexamers, and Bait Capture
Jalees A. Nasir, Robert A. Kozak, Patryk Aftanas, Amogelang R. Raphenya, Kendrick M. Smith, Finlay Maguire, Hassaan Maan, Muhannad Alruwaili, Arinjay Banerjee, Hamza Mbareche, Brian
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Emma J. Griffiths, Ruth E. Timme, Andrew J. Page, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Dan Fornika, Finlay Maguire, Catarina Inês Mendes, Simon H. Tausch, Allison Black, Thomas R.
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Arinjay Banerjee, Patrick Budylowski, Daniel Richard, Hassaan Maan, Jennifer A. Aguiar, Nader El-Sayes, Michael R. D’Agostino, Benjamin J.-M. Tremblay, Sam Afkhami, Mehran Karimzadeh, Lily Yip,