Ep 39 How hundreds of scientists from 50 nations are collaborating on Slack to study genetics & COVID19 with Dr Andrea Ganna

July 9th, 2020  |  41 mins 56 secs

covid, covid 19, genetics, research, researchers, virus

Andrea Ganna has been leading COVID19HG, a worldwide effort to understand the role that our genetics plays in COVID-19 infection and severity. In this episode, we discuss some of the group's findings so far and the origins of this initiative, which has now attracted hundreds of researchers from over 50 nations.

EP 35: 8 weeks in - what it’s like to have COVID-19 with Adelina Chalmers

May 13th, 2020  |  39 mins 56 secs

coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, virus

This week we talk about COVID19 and what it’s really like to have the virus. Adelina Chalmers, who first started experiencing symptoms 8 weeks ago - and was admitted to the hospital 6 weeks ago - talks about how it has been mis-sold as the being just like the flu.

EP 31: COVID-19 - the human response to the virus, and what the future may hold with Columbia University Virologist Dr Angela Rasmussen

March 20th, 2020  |  46 mins 44 secs

coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, genetics, virologist, virus