Understanding Viral Population Genomics: Tools and Lessons for Future Pandemics (Poster)

Abstract

The 2019 Covid-19 pandemic is the most data-rich pandemic in human history to date, offering us an unprecedented chance to learn from it and prepare for future pandemics. Here, we report on our work studying SARS-CoV-2 genetic samples from fall 2019 to summer 2021. Along with these real-world data, we created a pandemic simulator, Simdemic, to elegantly model foundational principles of genome changes during a pandemic. Using our simulator along with the SARS-CoV-2 genetic data, we found that sub-sampling below 1% of the true case count skews the genetic data, offering decision makers in the government an actionable lower bound for future sampling methods. We also critically examined canonical principles of population genetics in this viral population and recommend a path forward in using these principles to better quantify future pandemics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1207335

Entities

People

  • Emily D. Heuring
  • Izzy Chaiken
  • Katherine I. Fisher-aylor

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Estimators
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Governments
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Mutations
  • Pandemics
  • Population Genetics
  • Sampling
  • Sars
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology