Associate Professor - UofG CRC One Health, study pathogens & poo, traveller, humanitarian, lover of food, wine and good IPA, cats, running/ walking, outdoors
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Perreault, professor of neuroscience in the @OntVetCollege, on being named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Her work bridges the gap between lab-based research and clinical applications.
Learn more: uoguel.ph/ay1fj
ALT Dr. Melissa Perreault poses for a portrait with green trees and a white building blurred in the background.
Looking for the coolest PhD project ever- look no further. Come work with me analyzing the data from the WET Trial (wettrial.org)- a large scale RCT looking at quantifying GI illness associated with well water. More info here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/40334…
6 New PhD Opportunities through our CERC at UoG focused on novel methods of detection of pathogens in water (including sensors)- e-mail your CV and letter of interest to david.mccarthy@uoguelph.ca @EPHM_Lab
BEWARE BEAVER FEVER: What could you catch in the Seine if the water isn’t clean? @GuelphWASHProf tells @TimesRadio why ‘you wouldn’t catch her in there’, but applauds Paris’ efforts to clean up the river.
Calling all Humanitarian WASH professionals- @imranono is teaching a WASH in Humanitarian contexts course this fall- see here for more info- hwe.dighr.org
Safe water & sanitation are not universal in rich countries, though we sometimes pretend they are ... even as we point out the deficiencies elsewhere.
That fiction must end. There is plenty of unfinished business at home.
Open access @LancetGH:
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Very proud to be a co-author on this important paper, published today in @LancetGH, where we provide evidence that racism, social exclusion and discrimination are stopping us achieving universal water and sanitation in high income countries doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(2…#WASHTwitter
An NBC News 10 Philadelphia item features research by Dr. Heather Murphy (Dept. of Pathobiology, UofG & College of Public Health, Temple U) who is recruiting volunteers interested in learning about the microbial quality of their well water: tinyurl.com/uc4t5n8a#OneHealth
ALT A still image from a video on NBC News Philadelphia showing Dr. Heather Murphy, Temple University and the University of Guelph, in front of a fume hood conducting tests on water samples.
Do you live in PA, have a well, and a child under 3 at home?
We are seeking participants for our well water study covered by @deannadurante tonight on @NBCPhiladelphia
Participants get a free UV device ($1000 value), gift cards and more. wettrial.org for more info.
A team from Temple University is asking people to participate in a study about what is in their water, specifically those with wells. @deannadurante has the details: on.nbc10.com/rZtHU5M
Postdoc job opportunity: We are looking for bioinformatics post-doctoral researchers to help develop our AMR surveillance platform and integrate data across sectors. Secure funding, competitive salary, fantastic collaborators! Details below:
graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/…
We are still accepting applications for PhD students interested in working in Madagascar on an interesting transdisciplinary One Health project. Msg me if interested
A #OneHealth PhD opportunity at U of G w/@GuelphWASHProf & @Travis_Steffens examining potential Cryptosporidium reservoirs & transmission routes and identifying appropriate interventions. The research incorporates tools from multiple disciplines.
More info tinyurl.com/yj4rk2kp
ALT A graphic promoting a PhD Opportunity at the University of Guelph with Dr. Travis Steffens and Dr. Heather Murphy (photos provided). The project is entitled "Mapping the Cryptosporidium transmission landscape among people, cattle and lemurs in rural Madagascar." Additional text states that "Interested applicants should submit their applications to Dr. Heather Murphy, heather.murphy@uoguelph.ca. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found." A photograph of a lemur is provided as a background for the graphic.
My chair is quite the writer-- his out-of-office email text:
"Hi,
I'm on vacation. Like real vacation. Like I threatened people that I wasn't taking my laptop vacation. So I'm pretty unlikely to respond before August 1st. Now if you really, really need something, you can try and