Dr. David Ussery, DBMI professor and Clinical Informatics Fellowship rotation supervisor, has been featured on Little Rock television news outlet THV11 for his research on detecting COVID-19 in wastewater.
Much of Dr. Ussery’s research involves using the latest genetic sequencing technologies to explore their use in real-time, public health emergencies.
“The benefit for environmental surveillance is the simple fact that COVID-19 can be detected in wastewater five days prior to clinical testing,” Dr. Ussery told THV11.
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