Title
Sewage-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in South Florida
Location
HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University
Start
2-24-2022 3:45 PM
End
2-24-2022 4:00 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Our wastewater contains diverse and detailed information about the biology of urban populations. In this talk I will summarize recent work by NSU investigators in which RT-qPCR assays and sequencing of sewage samples from just 10 treatment facilities predicted the spread and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 strains within ~2 million South Florida residents. I will also briefly preview some unrelated, newer work in my lab that asks how social bonding between humans and canines impacts both species at molecular levels.
Sewage-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in South Florida
HCAS Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University
Our wastewater contains diverse and detailed information about the biology of urban populations. In this talk I will summarize recent work by NSU investigators in which RT-qPCR assays and sequencing of sewage samples from just 10 treatment facilities predicted the spread and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 strains within ~2 million South Florida residents. I will also briefly preview some unrelated, newer work in my lab that asks how social bonding between humans and canines impacts both species at molecular levels.