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Another life-saving Covid drug identified

Another life-saving Covid drug identified

March 2022: Another life-saving Covid drug identified Within 5 months of the first patients with Covid in UK intensive care, we discovered that the activity of a gene, TYK2,...
  • Another life-saving Covid drug identified03 March 2022
Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

July 2021: Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative (HGI) formed a global network of researchers to investigate the role of human genetics in...
  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-1901 July 2021
Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19

Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19

December 2020: Discovery of four genes that lead to life-threatening disease in Covid-19 Within 5 months of the first critically-ill cases in the UK, the GenOMICC study discovered 4...
  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-1911 December 2020