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Software rapidly tracks viral variants with high accuracy to aid outbreak responses
It was mid-2020, and Patrick Varilly, a software engineer and data scientist, was stuck at home, eager to help the world navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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In mid‑2020, software engineer and data scientist Patrick Varilly, working from home, reached out to Broad Institute virologist Pardis Sabeti and Fathom Information Design principal Ben Fry. The three had previously collaborated at MIT over two decades earlier. Their reunion aimed to apply Varilly’s software expertise to help track SARS‑CoV‑2 spread during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
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