Carly Sing-Judge

Carly’s research background spans aquatic toxicology and species-at-risk studies, with a focus on how environmental contaminants affect organism health and population-level responses. Her work has included studies on freshwater mussels in Ontario (species at risk) and investigations into wastewater effects on zebrafish embryos at the University of Guelph. She completed her MSc at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she studied gonadal development in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) as a model for reproductive toxicology in estuarine environments. During her MSc, she also collaborated with our lab to quantify concentrations of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in her experimental exposures.

Carly worked with the Servos Lab as COVID-19 Project Manager, where she supported wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in the Waterloo region. In this role, she was involved in coordinating and supporting laboratory workflows associated with wastewater monitoring, including sample processing, RNA extraction, and PCR-based detection of viral RNA. She also contributed to data quality assurance and interpretation of results to ensure consistency across sampling sites and time periods.

Her work helped support broader public health monitoring efforts by generating reliable wastewater surveillance data used to track community-level trends in SARS-CoV-2 presence. In addition to laboratory responsibilities, she assisted with organizing reporting outputs and maintaining efficient communication of results within the research team and with external partners involved in wastewater monitoring programs.