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Edward Holmes named NSW Scientist of the Year – News – The University of Sydney
World-renowned evolutionary virologist Professor Edward Holmes is the 2020 NSW Scientist of the Year. Find out about his work on emerging viruses.

Professor Edward Holmes FRS FAA.
Professor Edward Holmes from the University of Sydney has been named as 2020 New South Wales Scientist of the Year in recognition of his research into emerging viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.
As a global authority on viruses, Professor Holmes has been at the forefront of research into the novel coronavirus that emerged late last year in Wuhan, China. In January this year, he was the first person to publicly release the genome…
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