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#48 - Christoph Ort: Sewers, Drugs and Rock n' Roll - from wastewater surveillance to saving lives in the pandemic
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Christoph Ort, Group Leader and Head of the Urban Water Maangement Department at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology dives into the world of wastewater surveillance or wastewater-based epidemiology, techniques, intricacies, use-cases and the broader societal implications. We trace his journey in leading a "band" of disciplines in supporting society during a crisis moment, namely the COVID pandemic, with valuable information on the spread of infections - all by just holding a "magnifying glass" into our sewer systems.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:59 Guest Intro and a discussion around two props
8:37 Getting into Christoph's story - culture engineering
12:07 The PhD - Dynamics of sewers and micropollutants
19:48 Introducing wastewater based epidemiology or surveillance
21:21 Terminology around WWBE and sewer sociology
23:44 Detecting illicit drugs in sewer systems
26:57 Briefly - how to detect using analytical chemistry methods
32:17 Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic
39:30 The MS2Field - A mobile lab in a trailer
41:30 His vision, the institutional context and where is Christoph heading
45:25 The future of wastewater-based surveillance
46:48 Syndromic surveillance - the indirect but powerful alternative
51:26 Rock n' Roll?
56:08 Q&A Start
56:25 What does innovation mean to you?
58:56 Key event, person, book
1:00:42 Time Management
1:03:20 Favourite Childhood Memory
1:04:33 Biggest challenge in career to date
1:05:55 Advice for young researchers
1:07:39 What would you most like to be remembered for?
1:08:30 Where can people find you?
1:09:19 Final Message
1:09:38 Outro
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Guest Intro and a discussion around two props (00:01:59)
3. Getting into Christoph's story - culture engineering (00:08:37)
4. The PhD - Dynamics of sewers and micropollutants (00:12:07)
5. Introducing wastewater based epidemiology or surveillance (00:19:48)
6. Terminology around WWBE and sewer sociology (00:21:21)
7. Detecting illicit drugs in sewer systems (00:23:44)
8. Briefly - how to detect using analytical chemistry methods (00:26:57)
9. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic (00:32:17)
10. The MS2Field - A mobile lab in a trailer (00:39:30)
11. His vision, the institutional context and where is Christoph heading (00:41:30)
12. The future of wastewater-based surveillance (00:45:25)
13. Syndromic surveillance - the indirect but powerful alternative (00:46:48)
14. Rock n' Roll? (00:51:26)
15. Q&A Start (00:56:08)
16. What does innovation mean to you? (00:56:25)
17. Key event, person, book (00:58:56)
18. Time Management (01:00:42)
19. Favourite Childhood Memory (01:03:20)
20. Biggest challenge in career to date (01:04:33)
21. Advice for young researchers (01:05:55)
22. What would you most like to be remembered for? (01:07:39)
23. Where can people find you? (01:08:30)
24. Final Message (01:09:19)
25. Outro (01:09:38)
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