The Grubaugh Lab at the Yale School of Public Health is seeking 1-2 postdocs to help lead multidisciplinary projects in virus genomic epidemiology and evolution, with a strong focus on sequencing and phylogenetics. While our primary research interests are in arboviruses, much of our recent work has been in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please…
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In June 2020, we formed a collaboration with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Players Association (NBPA) to develop a new saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 test (SalivaDirect) and to uncover key aspects of viral replication and transmission. Here is a selection of some of the news articles: YSPH Magazine: YSPH-NBA Partnership Key to Success of New…
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An interview with Joseph Fauver by the Wall Street Journal outlines how we used genomic sequencing to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in NFL facilities. Article: Decoding an Outbreak: How Covid-19 Ripped through the Baltimore Ravens By Andrew BeatonPublished on Dec. 11, 2020 9:05 am ET
Currently our lab does not have any paid technician positions for new students, but we are open to help host 1 or 2 students currently enrolled in the MPH program at the Yale School of Public Health for their summer internship and thesis project. Here are the possibilities: Surveillance and genomic epidemiology of arboviruses in…
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**One of our primary missions is to provide training for researches on how to sequence viruses and analyze genetic data. We either bring students to our lab for internships or help set up capabilities in host institutions. This is our first “bootcamp” where Márcio Junio Lima Siconelli, a master student at the University of São…
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In today’s news, the lines between fact and fiction are blurred, leaving people susceptible to false claims, ideas, and opinions. The power to craft these narratives lies in the hands of the most powerful and privileged members of our community. At times, these false stories become the foundation of beliefs that shape our government, economy,…
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Update: The project now has a website – WestNile4k.org/ If you do West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance or have a freezer full of old field-collected WNV samples, we need your help. Kristian Andersen, Ryan Smith, and myself (plus others) are organizing a large WNV phylogenetics study – spanning the entire US – to answer some fundamental…
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Summary: Using local and travel-associated case reporting from American and European public health systems, we identified an unreported Zika outbreak in Cuba during 2017. Virus sequencing from travelers revealed that the Zika outbreak in Cuba was sparked by multiple introductions of the virus from elsewhere in the Caribbean and Central America during 2016 that persisted…
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Alice did all she could to keep up with that damn rabbit. Her curiosity kept leading her into deeper trouble, but through sheer will, some wit, and a dose of dumb luck, she always managed to get away. Even in this crazy Wonderland, there was one constant: when she ran, she got somewhere, regardless if…
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For much of its known existence, the mosquito-borne Zika virus was limited to parts of Africa and Asia. It took 50 or more years to reach the Americas (first detected in 2015), but then its pace quickly accelerated, spreading throughout the Western Hemisphere within about a year. Clearly, our vast travel networks and heavily urbanized…
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