Richard Orton

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Bioinformatics Research Associate, University of Glasgow

I am a bioinformatics scientist working at the Medical Research Council – University of Glasgow Centre for Virus (CVR), focussing on viral evolution and virus discovery (metagenomics).

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

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Richard Orton

Bioinformatics Research Associate, University of Glasgow

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XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

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Bioinformatics Research Associate, University of Glasgow

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XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

The variant, called XEC, appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. So what is it?

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Dr Charlotte Hespe & Dr Ramy Bishay

General Practitioner & Endocrinologist

Join Dr Charlotte Hespe and Dr Ramy Bishay for this expert panel webcast presentation, where they will discuss the role of GLP-1 in the management of CKD in T2D.