BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Science Cafe | Wastewater: A COVID-19 Early Warning System\, Fe b. 24\n\nOhio University's Science Café series begins its spring lineup wit h Karen Coschigano and Guy Riefler discussing “Wastewater: A COVID-19 Early Warning System” on Feb. 24 at 5 p.m.\n\nWatch on YouTubeWatch on FacebookA t the beginning of the spring semester\, Coschigano\, associate professor o f biomedical sciences\, and Riefler\, professor of civil engineering\, bega n implementing a new early warning system to give Ohio University another t ool to detect COVID outbreaks.\n\nIn this Science Café\, Coschigano and Rie fler will take everyone on a field trip into a sewer manhole to see the sam ple collection process. They will then explore the tremendous power and ver satility of molecular biology techniques used to better understand\, detect and combat COVID.\n\nInfected individuals shed coronavirus 7 to 14 days be fore they begin to show symptoms. Riefler and his team of students\, in col laboration with Facilities Management and Safety\, have been collecting was tewater from university sewers fed by residence halls.\n\nUsing molecular b iology\, Coschigano extracts RNA from these wastewater composite samples\, finds RNA sequences that match the coronavirus\, and measures how many copi es of the virus are present. Regular testing is allowing the university to monitor coronavirus levels and predict locations of outbreak and spread. Co upled with the university’s ongoing COVID testing program for students\, th e university hopes to keep the university and greater community safer. DTEND:20210224T230000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T175735Z DTSTART:20210224T220000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Science Cafe | Wastewater: A COVID-19 Early Warning System\, Feb. 2 4 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_35970595959255 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/science_cafe_wastewatera_covid-19_early _warning_system_feb_24 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR