# Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the State of Delaware

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · 2022 · $515,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The virus responsible for causing the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, has a diverse genomic
landscape that is quickly evolving. It has been challenging for the medical and scientific
community to keep up with numerous variants and their association with clinical outcomes. The
impact of the pandemic in the United States has been devasting for the healthcare industry and
economic infrastructure. Enhanced genomic surveillance efforts are needed to be better
understand how transmission patterns and virus evolution affects clinical outcomes. This project
proposal focuses on increasing SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in pediatric patients and
disseminating the demographic analysis for all samples sequenced in the State of Delaware
Public Health Laboratory (>10,000). This project is leveraging key expertise in a collaborative
effort between the top pediatric hospital in Delaware, Nemours, and the State of Delaware Public
Health Laboratory.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10595272
- **Project number:** 3P20GM103446-22S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
- **Principal Investigator:** MELINDA K DUNCAN
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $515,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10595272

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10595272, Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the State of Delaware (3P20GM103446-22S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10595272. Licensed CC0.

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