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Topics Covered
- Status and efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 genetic surveillance in the USA
- The identification of a ‘Californian’ variant, Epsilon, following a surge in Covid-19 cases in California in early 2021
- The genetic characteristics of the Epsilon variant and the phenotypic advantages they provide
- The more recent identification of a separate variant from India, the Delta variant: key characteristics and their implications
Biography
Professor Eric Vail received his MD from St. George’s University SOM after which he completed AP/CP Residency at New York Medical College and an MGP Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is currently the Director of Molecular Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His laboratory offers a wide array of molecular tests, focusing primarily on clinical tumor sequencing and COVID testing. Current research interests focus on the application of genomic findings in clinical oncology. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, his team has also utilized viral whole-genome sequencing to investigate SARS-CoV-2 genomics, transmission patterns and variants.
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Vail, E. (2021, June 18). SARS-CoV-2 evolution: emergence of the ‘Californian’ and ‘Indian’ variants [Audio file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.69645/ITJN1662.Export Citation (RIS)
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- Prof. Eric Vail has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
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