Peek behind the paper: Isothermal amplification using sequence-specific fluorescence detection of SARS-CoV-2 and variants in nasal swabs

Les Jones is a research scientist at the University of Georgia (GA, USA) in the Department of Infectious Diseases, where he looks at molecular biology applications to aid public health concerns, specifically regarding respiratory viruses. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones’ research group focused on the human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza A viruses and developed a recombinant system to express and purify the SARS-CoV nucleocapsid protein during the 2003 outbreak. They have also been part of a poliovirus project and a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance program; however, since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, their research has...