In this episode, we talk to Dr Emma Hodcroft on her research in tracking the evolution of the new coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2, and her journey into computer science and bioinformatics.

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Emma is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Basel and co-developer for the Nextstrain project. She is an expert in phylogenetics and has previously worked on HIV, plant and fruit fly genetics.

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You can read more about Emma's research on her website: http://emmahodcroft.com and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firefoxx66