National Wastewater Surveillance System Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States
Dr. Amy Kirby is an Environmental Microbiologist in the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch and the Program Lead for the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Georgia, a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Buffalo, SUNY, and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Emory University. At CDC, Dr. Kirby is interested in leveraging environmental microbiology methods to measure pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes, and other health indicators in natural and man-made water systems.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
86 - Wastewater Analysis: From Surveillance to Discovery
Thursday, October 12, 2023
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET
1006 - Application of Wastewater Analysis to Detection of Novel Pathogens and Data Analysis
Thursday, October 12, 2023
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET