CHEE Seminar: Jordan Peccia
Monday, April 10, 2023 – 3:00 p.m.
Jordan Peccia
Thomas E. Golden Professor and Chair
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Yale University
“Tracking Infectious Disease Outbreaks Through Wastewater Surveillance”
Zoom link
There will no be social hour following the Zoom presentation.
ABSTRACT
The surveillance of wastewater for pathogens can be a new, impactful tool for understanding the epidemiology of infectious disease. Dr. Peccia will present his experiences with the development of this new technology, including pathogen monitoring, building and calibrating models to predict infections, DNA-based approaches for tracking variants, extending surveillance to a broad variety of pathogens, and collaborating with governments to improve community health.
BIOSKETCH
Jordan Peccia is the Thomas E. Golden Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department at Yale University. His research integrates genetics, engineering, and public health to study human exposures to bacteria, fungi and viruses in the indoor and outdoor environments.