[Nhcoll-l] Integrating Biodiversity Infrastructure into Pathogen Discovery and Mitigation of Emerging Infectious Diseases

[Cody Thompson]

Colleagues:

Given all of the discussions about COVID-19 and collections care, I wanted
to share a paper that was published today in BioScience
<https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaa064/5857068>!
The paper makes the case for investing in collection infrastructure to
support research on emerging infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.  It is
available through open access.

If you would rather read a popular article about the paper, we also were
able to connect with The Conversation
<https://theconversation.com/museums-preserve-clues-that-can-help-scientists-predict-and-analyze-future-pandemics-141175>.
It really is an insightful piece.

Take care,
Cody

Cody W. Thompson, PhD
Mammal Collections Manager
& Assistant Research Scientist
University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
Office: (734) 615-2810
Fax: (734) 763-4080
Email: cwthomp at umich.edu
Website: codythompson.org

*In response to the ongoing events associated with COVID-19, the University
of Michigan Museum of Zoology has suspended non-essential operations. This
includes access to the collections via scientific visits or outgoing loans.
Please do not ship collections (gifts, exchange, loan returns, etc.) to the
museum at this time.*
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