Amy Pruden
@waterARGome
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Professor and mother seeking the heart of the matter of antibiotic resistance, Legionella, the microbiome, the environment, life, the universe, and everything.
Virginia Tech
Joined May 2014
Breaking News: UNEP Report just released via live stream from Barbados: "Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening Environmental Action in the One Health Response to AMR" https://t.co/XhqERRy5ns
@UNEP @VTcombatAMR @VTCeZAP @VTCEE
unep.org
Date: 07 February 2023 Time:10:30 AM – 11:00 AM (AST) Venue: Virtual online event. Watch the live stream below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZuESPtNx4 On the side-lines of the Sixth Meeting of...
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We will need to account for inflow and infiltration if benefits of sewage testing are to help public health challenges in rural communities- Darling et al. Water Research https://t.co/YwtsUeF1zw
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Our recent study demonstrates how profiling microbiomes can serve as a high precision tool for assessing water quality and tailoring it to drinking water or other reuse applications| Environmental Science & Technology https://t.co/2dx9vzJJlq
@emilydgarner
pubs.acs.org
As water reuse applications expand, there is a need for more comprehensive means to assess water quality. Microbiome analysis could provide the ability to supplement fecal indicators and pathogen...
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Proud of Dr. Amanda Darling, who gave an excellent PhD defense yesterday on how sewage surveillance can help address rural health disparities, our 2nd CIP-CAR Trainee to complete the program! @VTcombatAMR @petervikesland
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Our paper now published in @NatureComms : "Selection and horizontal gene transfer underlie microdiversity-level heterogeneity in resistance gene fate during wastewater treatment" @env_biochem @petervikesland @VTcombatAMR
nature.com
Nature Communications - Here, Brown et al show that sewage-associated antibiotics in wastewater treatment plants select for antibiotic resistance via horizontal gene transfer.
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Inspiring lecture by SIWW Laureate Gertjan Medema on the demonstrated value of wastewater based surveillance here at National University of Singapore @VTcombatAMR
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Inspiring week at EDAR- Numerous opportunities to combat AMR- from leading edge science to policy #EDAR7
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NSF CIP-CAR NRT and Virginia Tech alumni reunion here in Montreal for #EDAR7 @VTcombatAMR @emilydgarner @ishi_keenum @petervikesland
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Interested in learning about some of the greatest minds in the water sector? 🧠 👉 Check out our brand new articles page with profile pieces on three different water sector leaders and MANY more to come: https://t.co/aPRs5BV1VG
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Our adaptation of the WHO Tricycle protocol for cefotaxime-resistant E. coli to EPA standard methods using mTEC is now published in AEM-very high comparability and confirmation rates @VTcombatAMR
journals.asm.org
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria in water environments are increasingly recognized as contributors to the global antibiotic resistance crisis, the need for a monitoring subject that captures antibi...
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Happy to share our latest paper led by @ishi_keenum examining how advanced water reuse treatments alter ARG signals beyond that achieved through traditional wastewater treatment- we need to pay attention to distribution systems! @VTcombatAMR
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Save the date! Microbiology of the Built Environment GRC will be June 22-27 2025, preceded by our 1st ever GRS June 21-22! https://t.co/aRcDw07XP7
@ericamhartmann @meganejlott @H2O_Hannah
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Nice BBC piece on the value of sewage-based surveillance of disease @VTcombatAMR
bbc.co.uk
Studying the pathogens in sewage is helping scientists to track outbreaks of infectious diseases – and intervene before they escalate.
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Here in Berlin to kick off World AMR Awareness Week! Spread awareness, stop resistance @VTcombatAMR
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Check out our #legionella session at APHA @PublicHealth tomorrow 2:30-4pm ET:
apha.confex.com
Legionella, the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease and related conditions, thrive in the thermally modified water systems of the built environment. From 2000 to 2019, the US experienced a...
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7th Environmental Dimensions of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR) will be in Montreal, May 27-31, 2024. Abstracts being accepted now: https://t.co/OgUwdbD59N
@VTcombatAMR
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IWA World Water Congress will be in Toronto this year, Aug 11-15, 2024- Abstract Deadline extended to Nov 10!
worldwatercongress.org
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Looking for a warm destination this winter while contemplating pathogen and AMR surveillance in wastewater? Submit abstract now for Jan 18-19, Laguna Beach, CA https://t.co/1nrakTEY5B
@VTcombatAMR
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Join us for AMR side event at the UNC Water & Health Conference- Tues 8/24 @ 8:30. We'll focus on source apportionment @emilydgarner @ProfKAHamilton @VTcombatAMR
waterinstitute.unc.edu
Join the 2025 UNC Water and Health Conference to connect with global WaSH experts, explore innovations, and contribute to water security. Register now!
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Register for NSF Workshop on Human, Engineering, and Scientific Aspects of Disease Transmission in Natural and Built Environments- Oct 16-17, Arlington, VA https://t.co/v0zTgky9SQ
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Honored to be speaking at the Microbes in Wastewater Symposium Jan 18-19 Laguna Beach, CA. Abstracts still being accepted! @VTCombatAMR
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