CLIMB-COVID: continuous integration supporting decentralised sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Genome Biol. 2021 Jul 1;22(1):196. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02395-y.

Abstract

In response to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK, the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium was formed to rapidly sequence SARS-CoV-2 genomes as part of a national-scale genomic surveillance strategy. The network consists of universities, academic institutes, regional sequencing centres and the four UK Public Health Agencies. We describe the development and deployment of CLIMB-COVID, an encompassing digital infrastructure to address the challenge of collecting and integrating both genomic sequencing data and sample-associated metadata produced across the COG-UK network.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • Cloud Computing*
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Genome, Viral
  • Genomics / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • United Kingdom
  • User-Computer Interface
  • Whole Genome Sequencing