The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in December 2019 as a novel human pathogen causing -a severe acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19). In the following months the disease +a severe acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19). In the following months, the disease spread internationally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.
-We at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute are responding to the urgency of supporting -biomedical research aimed at +We at the +UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute +are responding to the urgency of supporting biomedical research aimed at developing therapeutics and a vaccine for this devastating illness by fast-tracking the UCSC SARS-Cov-22 Genome Browser and -incorporating relevant biomedical datasets such as single cell lung gene expression into the -UCSC Cell Browser. +incorporating relevant biomedical datasets such as single-cell lung gene expression into the +UCSC Cell Browser.
- -These projects are funded by generous individuals, including local donors Pat and Roland Rebele. -To contribute, contact TBD. - +The +UCSC Genome Browser +is a publicly available web resource serving the research community since July 2000. +Both the Genome Browser and UCSC Cell Browser are funded by the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute. +The COVID-19 projects beyond the initial browser are funded by generous individuals, including local donors Pat and Roland Rebele. +To contribute, click + +here + +. +
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