Focus on Fellows

Project: Enhanced detection of Arenaviruses, high consequence pathogens and novel pathogens that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF)-like symptoms.

Project: Develop bioinformatic pipelines for pan-viral sequencing assays.

Project: Genomic analysis of sequencing data.

Project: Integrated molecular biology and bacteriology laboratory training program.

Project: Conducting viral genomic surveillance with Nextstrain.

Project: Bioinformatics support for enhanced food safety projects.

Project: Genomic bioinformatics for enteric pathogen detection.

Project: Implementation of genomic surveillance to Identify circulating Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) of public health importance.

Project: Bioinformatics for the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory.

Project: Implementation of genomic surveillance to identify circulating Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) of public health importance.

Project: Advancing risk analysis, enhancing biosafety protocols, and strengthening emergency preparedness.

Project: Building stronger laboratory emergency preparedness and response.

Project: Method development for the detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in fish tissues.

Project: Microbial source tracking.

Project: Environmental water testing.

Project: Low-level metals and lead isotopes expansion.

Project: Surveillance of environmental pathogens using wastewater sampling.

Project: New Jersey Statewide Biomonitoring Surveillance Study (NJHANES).

Project: Lead Monitoring - Rhode Island schools' drinking water supply.

Project: Water microbiology.

Project: Evaluation of health and environmental risks of non-maintained onsite wastewater treatment systems in Louisiana.

Project: Environmental water testing.

Project: Microbial source tracking.

Project: Analyzing data for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.

Project: Method development, validation and monitoring of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in bi-valve shellfish.

Project: Optimization and evaluation of cell lysis and DNA purification methods for Legionella species enumeration in environmental water.

Project: Research of Legionella.

Project: Building a comprehensive and integrated food safety testing laboratory hub of the 21st century.

Project: Neonicotinoids in edible products from poultry layers.

Project: Highly Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing (HMAS) from stools to detect Salmonella DNA.

Project: Development of analytical methods to ensure quality in environmental and agricultural chemical samples.

Project: Develop and validate an efficient and accurate method for testing metals in fresh hemp samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES).

Project: Implementation of the analysis of americium, plutonium, and uranium in food products by Microwave-Assisted Digestion and Alpha Spectroscopy.

Project: Mapping the determinants of bedaquiline resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Project: Characterization of Mycobacterium by Whole Genome Sequencing.

Project: Role of quorum-sensing synthase mutations in clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Project: Comparison of antigen and antibody prevalences of Coxiella burnetii in beef-cattle operations.

Project: Utilization and method evaluation of multiplex PCR and next generation sequencing assays for improved diagnostic testing of Treponema pallidum and HSV.

Project: Detection of active as opposed to inactive coronavirus infection.

Project: Antibiotic Resistant Lab Network - Bacterial Disease

Project: Biorisk and quality program improvement and implementation.

Project: Establishing wastewater surveillance for carbapenemase resistant organisms.

Project: Developing efficient therapeutics for mycobacterial infections.

Project: Introduction to working in a public health laboratory through wastewater testing.

Project: A strategy for antagonizing Vibrio species quorum sensing.

Project: Detection and epidemiology of Candida auris in wastewater.

Project: Arboviral diseases clinical diagnostics: Oropouche virus.

Project: Validation of rabies virus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the Panther Fusion.

Project: Structural investigation of mutant SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerases.

Project: Isolation of enteric bacteria and antimicrobial resistant bacteria from wastewater.

Project: Next-generation assay development.

Project: Wastewater surveillance for antiobiotic resistant threats.

Project: Develop and validate molecular methods for the detection of pathogens for the purpose of tracking community level prevalence.

Project: Genomic epidemiology and surveillance of Candida auris.

Project: Arizona Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) support for current and new projects.

Project: Genomic profiling of sequencing data.

Project: Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Installation and Optimization.

Project: Laboratory Data System Modernization and Enhancement of Data-driven Initiatives in a Public Health Laboratory Environment.

Projects: Quality systems management and monitoring.

Project: Environmental Laboratory’s transition planning and execution for move to a new facility.

Projects: Public health laboratory operations and community outreach.

Project: Quality management modernization and training development.

Project: Quality systems management and monitoring.