Tamar Kohn
viralexplorers.bsky.social
Tamar Kohn
@viralexplorers.bsky.social
Prof in Environmental Engineering @EPFL, studying viruses in water and air.
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A great collaboration that would not have been possible without Shotaro Torii, Htet Kyi Wynn, Irene Voellmy, Michael Huber, @charliegan.bsky.social, @trj2.bsky.social and @viralexplorers.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Es geht uns alle an. SRF gehört zu den wenigen Medienhäusern, die in der Wissenschaft noch fundierte Berichterstattung leisten. Danke!👏
Helfen wir Ihnen, dass das so bleibt.

✏️✏️✏️ Unterschreiben, teilen, kommentieren!
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Fakten statt Falschinformationen: Für einen starken Wissenschaftsjournalismus! - Online-Petition
Offener Brief aus der Wissenschaft an SRF Sehr geehrte Direktion der SRG, sehr geehrte Geschäftsleitung von SRF, sehr geehrte Medien- und Wissenschaftspolitiker:innen Mit grosser Besorgnis haben wir z...
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February 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The @acs.org has deleted its website on diversity, equity, inclusion and respect.

www.acs.org/about/divers...
www.acs.org
February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Today we published the first author paper of our late PhD student Andrii Romanenko. Andrii studied the role of microbial diversity in virus inactivation. I'm excited about this paper, and sad that Andrii is no longer around to see it published.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Diversity of lake bacteria promotes human echovirus inactivation | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Human enteric viruses in natural waterbodies pose a public health risk. Microorganisms, particularly bacteria, contribute to the inactivation of enteroviruses, thereby mitigating this risk. We use exp...
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January 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Clear signs in wastewater that RSV season is picking up as we enter end of year holidays. In past years, RSV has picked up before Influenza A and B. From: wise.ethz.ch.
December 21, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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💡 "Every time we think it's becoming routine, something new comes along."

Read our interview with Christoph Ort, who, together with @trj2.bsky.social, established the field of wastewater-based epidemiology at Eawag 💧🔬

👉 www.eawag.ch/en/info/port...
Wastewater monitoring meets with great interest
Today, over 60 experts from research, federal and cantonal administration, the police, politics and hospitals are meeting to discuss the current status and future of wastewater monitoring in Switzerla...
www.eawag.ch
December 17, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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We've created a new faculty position at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at @ethzurich.bsky.social and invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases.

Further information and application:
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. The study and development of methods to enhance…
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October 2, 2024 at 9:32 AM