Infectious Disease
Overview
As the population on our planet continues to increase, and as issues like global climate change arise, the threat of emerging infectious diseases intensifies. One of the longstanding research focus areas at the JCVI is microbial and viral genomics and how those relate to human infectious disease. That work continues today in several major areas including: comparative microbial genomics in sexually transmitted pathogens, elucidation of human microbial flora within various body cavities, sequencing and analysis of human pathogens such as anthrax and the mosquito species that carry yellow fever and malaria, and various strains of influenza and coronavirus. Having a thorough genomic understanding of these diseases is already enabling JCVI researchers to collaborate on new vaccines and treatments for these worldwide health threats.
Featured Highlights
Pathema: A Clade Specific NIAID BRC designed to support bio-defense and infectious disease research.
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The JCVI Microbial Sequence Center (MSC), sponsored by the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease (NIAID), addresses the sc...
The PFGRC is a centralized facility providing the research community with resources necessary to conduct functional genomics research on hum...
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