covid19

Network Analysis Uncovers Advantageous Adaptations in a Viral Enzyme

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A year’s worth of mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) were analyzed by NCASD member Elizabeth M. Diessner, in collaboration with Gemma R. Takahashi from the Martin Lab, to investigate how adaptations of the viral protein may contribute to the spread of the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic. Published in Biochemistry, this paper details […]

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graph depicting probability of infection based on intermediate vertex count

Use of Social Contact Networks to Study COVID-19 Diffusion Drivers in Cities

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With the explosive increase in COVID-19 infections across urban environments during March of 2020, questions about how it spreads unevenly across cities needed to be addressed. NCASD researchers Loring Thomas, Peng Huang, Fan Yin, Junlan Xu and Carter Butts, in collaboration with John Hipp and NCASD alumnus Zack Almquist (University of Washington) investigated the geographical

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