Research Interests
Blake began working in the lab as a the Project Lead for the On-Campus COVID wastewater surveillance program and has now begun his graduate studies continuing this work. He is focused on identifying on-campus residence buildings where individuals shedding SARS-CoV-2 (both symptomatic and asymptomatic) reside. This includes method development for processing passive samplers and quantifying genetic targets of interest, as well as making comparisons with traditional wastewater sampling methods (i.e. composite samplers). As campus begins to reopen and vaccination rates steadily increase, the monitoring of COVID-19 in congregate living settings is a crucial component to maintain university operations and the safety of our campus community.
