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Genomics fellowship with CDPH

July 7, 2021

2-year bioinformatics fellowship with the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) CDPH Qualifications Advanced degree in Biology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or related field is preferred Experience developing custom scripts using standard bioinformatics tools for pathogen genomics and implementing metagenomics computational tools Experience working with high throughput sequencing datasets (e.g. whole exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing,…
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Postdoc in computational biology and genomics at the University of Puerto Rico

July 7, 2021

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded postdoctoral opportunity is available at the laboratory of Dr. Riccardo Papa from the Department of Biology of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (https://www.riccardopapalab.com/). The Papa’s lab is located in San Juan, the capital of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, which provide amazing research opportunities…
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We’re hiring postdocs

February 11, 2021

Update (July 7, 2021) These postdoc positions are currently filled, but we’d still like to hear from you if you are interested in our work. So please drop us a line. *** The Grubaugh Lab at the Yale School of Public Health is seeking 1-2 postdocs to help lead multidisciplinary projects in virus genomic epidemiology…
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Teaming up with the NBA

December 28, 2020

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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Tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in the NFL

December 28, 2020

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

2020 opportunities for MPH students

November 13, 2019

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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Márcio the MinION Master

August 2, 2019

**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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White Tears: Chronic Lyme Disease

June 7, 2019

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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Study WNV? We need your help!

December 12, 2018

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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Zika outbreak in Cuba

June 29, 2018

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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