Lungfish
Environmental surveillance
We sequence genetic material from wastewater, air, groundwater, and seawater to identify pathogens before outbreaks are visible in clinics.
Open data. Open methods.
Wastewater
Monitoring cities across the United States. Deep sequencing identifies respiratory viruses, enteric pathogens, and animal-origin viruses that signal spillover risk.
City & virus dashboards →Air sampling
Air sampling in schools and healthcare facilities captures what's actually circulating, not just the symptomatic cases that show up in clinics. We partner with public health departments and school districts.
School air dashboard →Wildlife interface
Most emerging diseases cross from animals. We sample water at wildlife aggregation sites, tracking avian influenza and other zoonotic threats at the boundary between wild and human systems.
Species frequency →Pathogen-agnostic
We don't just test for the viruses we expect. Metagenomic sequencing captures everything: known pathogens, novel variants, sequences that don't match any database.
Training
Environmental surveillance needs people who can do it. We're building college-level curriculum, sampling methods, sequencing protocols, and public health communication.
Connect with us
If you're interested in what we do, please reach out! We love hearing from folks interested or excited about environmental surveillance.
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All data is public. All methods are documented.
This is how surveillance should work.