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Paper published on viable bacteria around hospital windows!

In a 2019 collaboration between the Biology and the Built Environment Center at the University of Oregon and the Oregon Health & Sciences University, we sampled various window surfaces from patient rooms in a hospital ward. We characterized the viable bacterial community located on these surfaces, and investigated the association of relative light exposure of the surface (in direct light or not),…

Microbes and Social Equity presentation at IHBE Build Health 2020 virtual meeting

I presented at my first virtual conference; the Institute for Health in the Built Environment Build Health 2020 industry consortium meeting on May 14, 2020.

https://twitter.com/DrSueIshaq/status/1260963065312362498

Comprised of the Biology and the Built Environment Center, the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, and Baker Lighting Lab, IHBE connects researchers, practitioners, and…

Here's a snippet of the code that ended up working:

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Jonathan Eisen wrote a wonderful blog post about the growing field of the "Microbiology of the Built Environment." This is a nascent field that aims to explore all aspects of the microbes that live in the human constructed environment, from urban centers to hospitals to your cubicle. Read on for news about some recent papers and what the future holds for this research.