This #WorldHealthDay we want to recognise & celebrate the many UofG staff & students working round the clock in the fight against #COVID19 đź‘Ź

Follow the thread for a quick recap of the UofG response so far 👇

#WeAreTogether #UniSupport #UofGHeroes #TeamUofG
On 3rd March scientists at our @CVRinfo were able to sequence #SARS_COV_2 from Scotland’s first #Covid19 case. In <24hrs researchers were able to share the data worldwide - a crucial process in informing vital research #WorldChangingGlasgow

https://twitter.com/CVRinfo/status/1234902216009535490?s=20
Shortly after, @CVRinfo were named as one of 13 key centres in the £20m #COVID19 Genomics UK Consortium, continuing their work on whole genome sequencing from confirmed Scottish patients as a crucial part of the UK-wide scientific alliance 👉 https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_716530_en.html
UofG's Professor Massimo Palmarini and @emcat1 invited @TomClarke_ITV from @itvnews into the @CVRinfo to show how they were approaching this critical research 🎥 follow the link to watch 👇

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-23/one-british-labs-race-to-track-the-coronavirus/
On 2nd April, we announced the establishment of a major new #COVID19 testing centre at our Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow. Over 500 skilled UofG scientists, technicians & staff singed up to volunteer #UofGHeroes ❤️

➡️ https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_717601_en.html
“Together we are going to beat the virus and help the NHS”

Head of @UofGMVLS Prof Dame Anna Dominiczak @UofGVPAnna expresses her gratitude to the #UofGHeroes volunteering to make the major Testing Centre happen 🙏
https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1245781178835251201
Students and staff from across UofG stepped up to support the #NHS in the fight against #COVID19 💪 #UofGHeroes ❤️ https://twitter.com/UofGMVLS/status/1247080579910242304
This striking image from @UofGMedSchoolAS shows a former @UofGDental student and current UofG colleague donning the PPE to join the fight against the #COVID19 virus

https://twitter.com/UofGMVLS/status/1243521216163561473
Our Head of @UofGMedicine Matthew Walters sent this heartfelt message to our students #UofGHeroes #NHSheroes #TeamUofG 🙏

https://twitter.com/UofGlasgow/status/1243263954933047296?s=20
https://twitter.com/uofgvc/status/1240569607129350149
https://twitter.com/UofGVPAnna/status/1240568990201794560?s=20
To find out more about UofG’s #COVID19 research, response and collaborations follow our #COVID19 research pages to stay up to date ➡️ https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news/coronavirus/research/#
We are incredibly thankful 🙏 to all our @UofGMVLS staff & students who are part of #COVID19 research & response, supporting the #NHS ❤️We owe you a debt of gratitude for volunteering your time, skills, expertise & your care #WeAreTogether #UofGHeroes #unisupport #TeamUofG
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