Nextstrain

Nextstrain is a collaboration between researchers in Seattle, USA[1] and Basel, Switzerland[2] which provides a collection of open-source tools for visualising the genetics behind the spread of viral outbreaks.[3]

Its aim is to support public health measures and surveillance by facilitating understanding of the spread and evolution of pathogens. Code developed by Nextstrain is made publicly available, via, for example github.com and its data is available and viewable in accessible form via the pages at the website.[4]

According to their website, the Nextstrain team maintains an up-to-date genomic analysis of each of the following pathogens: [5]

In May 2020, Nextstrain and Trevor Bedford (Associate professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)[6] received a Webby Special Achievement Award for the web tool.[7]

Nextstrain and its results have been widely quoted during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

References
  1. Richards, Sarah Elizabeth (26 March 2020). "How coronavirus mutations can track its spread—and disprove conspiracies". www.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. "Spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant across Europe in summer 2020". www.unibas.ch. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. Reza, Nosheen (6 April 2020). "nextstrain RNA, DNA, and COVID-19]". earlycareervoice.professional.heart.org. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. "Nextstrain: real-time tracking of pathogen evolution (Volume 34, Issue 23, , 01 December 2018, Pages 4121–4123,". academic.oup.com/bioinformatics. Bioinformatics. 22 May 2018. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bty407. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. "Nextstrain Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution Section 'Explore pathogens". nextstrain.org. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. "40 Under 40 Healthcare". fortune.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. "Webby Special Achievement". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. Drake, John (19 Dec 2020). "The Science Behind London's Christmas Coronavirus Lockdown". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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