We are joined by Peter van Heusden to discuss all the latest developments in SARS-CoV-2 genomics, particularly around tools and resources. We also discuss the challenges of building and sharing data in large scale sequencing endeavours.

Tools and resources:

Nextalign github.com/nextstrain/nextclade/releases

COG mutation explorer http://sars2.cvr.gla.ac.uk/cog-uk/

Grinch https://cov-lineages.org

New US tool for variants: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/variant-surveillance/global-variant-map.html

Online lineage assignment: https://pangolin.cog-uk.io/

CoronaHiT paper published: https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13073-021-00839-5