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  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to improving water quality safety and public health.

Overview

Joan B. Rose is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has an extensive publication record focusing on environmental science and medicine. Their research extensively addresses subjects within infectious diseases, water science and technology, and health-related fields such as toxicology and mutagenesis. The scholar's work also crosses into biomedical engineering and molecular biology, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to environmental health issues.

Key topics in Joan B. Rose's research include SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, fecal contamination and water quality, water treatment and disinfection, biosensors and analytical detection, as well as wastewater treatment and reuse. Their work additionally touches on child nutrition and water access, highlighting a diverse interest in water-related environmental health challenges.

Their most cited recent publications are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19 (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Show us the data: global COVID-19 wastewater monitoring efforts, equity, and gaps (2023), FEMS Microbes
  • Show us the Data: Global COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring Efforts, Equity, and Gaps (2021), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Joan B. Rose often collaborates with researchers such as Gertjan Medema, Kyle Bibby, Heather Murphy, Warish Ahmed, and Kerry A. Hamilton. These frequent co-authors suggest active partnerships within the scientific community focusing on water research and infectious diseases related to environmental contexts.

Their work is regularly published in journals that include:

  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Food and Environmental Virology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

In addition to journal articles, Joan B. Rose has contributed to book publications, including a title on pathogen removal methods published by the Water Environment Federation in 2020.

Recognition for their contributions includes membership in the National Academy of Engineering awarded in 2011 for work related to improving water quality safety and public health.

Best Publications

  • A massive outbreak in Milwaukee of cryptosporidium infection transmitted through the public water supply

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  • Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment

    Charles N. Haas;Joan B. Rose;Charles P. Gerba

  • The Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum in Healthy Volunteers

    Herbert L. DuPont;Herbert L. DuPont;Cynthia L. Chappell;Charles R. Sterling;Pablo C. Okhuysen

  • Microbial source tracking: current methodology and future directions.

    Troy M. Scott;Joan B. Rose;Tracie M. Jenkins;Samuel R. Farrah

  • SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs.

    Masaaki Kitajima;Warish Ahmed;Kyle Bibby;Annalaura Carducci

  • EMERGING PARASITE ZOONOSES ASSOCIATED WITH WATER AND FOOD

    Theresa R Slifko;Huw V Smith;Joan B Rose

  • Validity of the Indicator Organism Paradigm for Pathogen Reduction in Reclaimed Water and Public Health Protection

    Valerie J. Harwood;Audrey D. Levine;Troy M. Scott;Vasanta Chivukula

  • Modeling the Risk From Giardia and Viruses in Drinking Water

    Stig Regli;Joan B. Rose;Charles N. Haas;Charles P. Gerba

  • Drinking water treatment processes for removal of Cryptosporidium and Giardia

    Walter Q. Betancourt;Joan B. Rose

  • Climate variability and change in the United States: potential impacts on water- and foodborne diseases caused by microbiologic agents.

    Joan B. Rose;Paul R. Epstein;Erin K. Lipp;Benjamin H. Sherman

  • Sensitive populations: who is at the greatest risk?

    Charles P. Gerba;Joan B. Rose;Charles N. Haas

  • Large Community Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Due to Contamination of a Filtered Public Water Supply

    Edward B. Hayes;Thomas D. Matte;Thomas R. O'Brien;Thomas W. McKinley

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A PCR PROTOCOL FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS IN WATER SAMPLES

    D W Johnson;N J Pieniazek;D W Griffin;L Misener

  • Risk Assessment of Virus in Drinking Water

    Charles N. Haas;Joan B. Rose;Charles Gerba;Stig Regli

  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19.

    Aaron Bivins;Devin North;Arslan Ahmad;Warish Ahmed

  • The potential health impacts of climate variability and change for the United States. Executive summary of the report of the health sector of the U.S. National Assessment.

    JA Patz;Michael McGeehin;SM Bernard;KL Ebi

  • Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness

    J. David Allan;Peter B. McIntyre;Sigrid D. P. Smith;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Survey of potable water supplies for Cryptosporidium and Giardia

    Joan B. Rose;Charles P. Gerba;Walter Jakubowski

  • Review of factors affecting microbial survival in groundwater.

    David E. John;Joan B. Rose

  • Pathogenic Human Viruses in Coastal Waters

    Dale W. Griffin;Kim A. Donaldson;John H. Paul;Joan B. Rose

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles P. Gerba
Charles P. Gerba University of Arizona
Charles N. Haas
Charles N. Haas Drexel University
John H. Paul
John H. Paul University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Dale W. Griffin
Dale W. Griffin United States Geological Survey
Gertjan Medema
Gertjan Medema Michigan State University
Sunny C. Jiang
Sunny C. Jiang University of California, Irvine
Valerie J. Harwood
Valerie J. Harwood University of South Florida
Warish Ahmed
Warish Ahmed Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stefan Wuertz
Stefan Wuertz Nanyang Technological University
Charles R. Sterling
Charles R. Sterling University of Arizona

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