The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance publishes on the importance of wastewater Survellience in new Consensus Study Report.
Read the news release here:
Recipient of 2022 Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research’s Ripple Effect Partner Award
Master’s student Lexi Passante featured on page 32 of Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research’s Ripple Effect to discuss her project on road salt pollution in the Great Lakes that was possible due to CIGLR funding.
Dr. Sandra McLellan will be studying bacteria in Australian sewer systems in 2022-2023
Newest Wastewater Surveillance Display Created by Colleagues at the WI State Lab of Hygiene
https://dataportal.slh.wisc.edu/sc2-ww-dashboard
A new COVID-19 wastewater surveillance dashboard (link above) has been created by our former post-doc Adelaide Roguet, who now works at the WI State Lab of Hygiene. This dashboard includes genomic data of SARS-CoV-2 variants from multiple Wisconsin cities, including Milwaukee samples that are processed in our laboratory.
COVID-19 Tracking – Interviews with Sandra McLellan
Looking ahead on COVID-19
Updates on coronavirus, including an interview with Sandra McLellan on monitoring coronavirus outbreaks through city sewage:
Deb Dila: microbiologist by day, artist by night
Postdoc position available in bacterial genomics and environmental microbiology
A two-year position for a postdoctoral research associate is available in the laboratory our lab at the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
We seek a postdoc to use comparative genomics to further our understanding of human health relevant microorganism survival in secondary environments outside of hosts. Our lab works at the intersection of environmental microbiology and public health to understand the occurrence, distribution, and significance of indicators, pathogens, and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the secondary environment. Organisms of interest include Enterobacteriaceae (both commensal and clinically relevant) and Acinetobacter spp. The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in a field related to bioinformatics/genomics or microbial sciences and have proven ability in molecular and microbiology laboratory techniques and genome analysis as well as strong writing and communication skills. Experience in conducting field work is desirable. The School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is located on the shores of Lake Michigan and offers a unique interdisciplinary environment to pursue research questions in a collaborative and scientifically stimulating environment.
Please send a statement describing your relevant skills, research accomplishments, and interests, a current CV, and contact information for three references to Sandra McLellan mclellan@uwm.edu. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.