Journal Club

The RCN is starting a journal club! The goal of the journal club is to give graduate students and early career scientists the chance to critically discuss wastewater surveillance research and to foster a wastewater surveillance young professionals network. The journal club will meet about once a month, with discussions led by different people each time. The RCN will help with manuscript selection if needed.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah (sphilo@nd.edu)!


November 13, 1 PM Pacific Time

The next journal club will be on November 13 at 1 PM pacific time. This meeting will be a bit different. Rather than reading through and discussing a manuscript, we will be compiling a list of WBE vocab words and definitions. The meeting is open to everyone, but we ask that you register on Zoom.


October 23, 10 AM Pacific Time

The next journal club will be on October 23 at 10 AM pacific time. This discussion will be led by Notre Dame graduate student Bethany Oceguera. We will be discussing the manuscript Exploring the role of wastewater-based epidemiology in understanding tuberculosis burdens in Africa. The meeting is open to everyone, but we ask that you register on Zoom.


August 30, 2023, 11 AM Pacific Time

The next journal club will be on August 30 at 11 AM pacific time. This discussion will be led by Virginia Tech PhD student Clayton Markham. We will be discussing the manuscript Systematic review of wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in human populations. The meeting is open to everyone, but we ask that you register on Zoom.


June 28, 2023, 9 AM Pacific Time

The next journal club will be on June 28 at 9 AM pacific time. This discussion will be led by Virginia Tech PhD student Amanda Darling. We will be discussing the manuscript Does normalization of SARS-CoV-2 concentrations by Pepper Mild Mottle Virus improve correlations and lead time between wastewater surveillance and clinical data in Alberta (Canada): comparing twelve SARS-CoV-2 normalization approaches. The meeting is open to everyone, but we ask that you register on Zoom.


May 25, 2023, 10 AM Pacific Time

The first journal club will be on May 25 at 10 AM pacific time. We will be discussing the manuscript Wastewater-based monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 at UK airports and its potential role in international public health surveillance. The meeting is open to everyone, but we ask that you register on Zoom.