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EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021
EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021

EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit

EESC Bird Banding Lab at Patuxent Research Refuge on Sep 15 2021_Kyra Harvey
EESC Bird Banding Lab at PRR on Sep 15 2021_Kyra Harvey
EESC Bird Banding Lab at PRR on Sep 15 2021_Kyra Harvey
EESC Bird Banding Lab at PRR on Sep 15 2021_Kyra Harvey

The Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Lab at Patuxent Research Refuge on Sep 15 2021 Kyra Harvey.

The Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Lab at Patuxent Research Refuge on Sep 15 2021 Kyra Harvey.

Woman in protective gear placing ice packs into a sample cooler.
Sample Pickup
Sample Pickup
Sample Pickup

Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab

Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab

Man in full protective gear working on a sample under the vacuum hood in a lab.
Spike of RHV virus
Spike of RHV virus
Spike of RHV virus

Spike of RHV virus as extraction control in the Biosafety Level-3 Lab. Photos take in the BSL-3 lab are often fuzzy due to phones being kept in sealed plastic for safety.

Spike of RHV virus as extraction control in the Biosafety Level-3 Lab. Photos take in the BSL-3 lab are often fuzzy due to phones being kept in sealed plastic for safety.

Man and woman in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Processing Filtered Samples
Processing Filtered Samples
Processing Filtered Samples

1x filtered samples processed via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration. Photos take in the BSL-3 lab are often fuzzy due to phones being kept in sealed plastic for safety.

1x filtered samples processed via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration. Photos take in the BSL-3 lab are often fuzzy due to phones being kept in sealed plastic for safety.

Man and two women in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 1
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 1
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 1

Transfer of RNA spin columns into collection tubes (with Chris Ottinger and Colleen Young)

Transfer of RNA spin columns into collection tubes (with Chris Ottinger and Colleen Young)

Two women in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 2
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 2
Transfer or RNA Spin Columns 2

Transfer of RNA spin columns into collection tubes (also pictured Chris Ottinger and Colleen Young)

Transfer of RNA spin columns into collection tubes (also pictured Chris Ottinger and Colleen Young)

Man donning protective shoe covers for the lab.
PPE donning 1
PPE donning 1
PPE donning 1

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Man donning protective coat for the lab.
PPE donning 2
PPE donning 2
PPE donning 2

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Large warehouse room full of cardboard sample boxes.
Delivered Sample Boxes at the Lab
Delivered Sample Boxes at the Lab
Delivered Sample Boxes at the Lab

Accumulation of post-delivery Sample Boxes in the recieving area of the Leetown facility

Accumulation of post-delivery Sample Boxes in the recieving area of the Leetown facility

Two women carry boxes in a large warehouse room.
Unloading boxes from Fed Ex
Unloading boxes from Fed Ex
Unloading boxes from Fed Ex

Unloading sample boxes from multiple facilities off the Fed Ex Truck, Christine Densmore (front) Robin Johnson (rear) 

Unloading sample boxes from multiple facilities off the Fed Ex Truck, Christine Densmore (front) Robin Johnson (rear) 

Woman carrying two boxes across a large warehouse room.
Boxes from Fed Ex
Boxes from Fed Ex
Boxes from Fed Ex

Unloading sample boxes from Fed Ex Truck into the receiving area at the Leetown Lab, Christine Densmore 

Unloading sample boxes from Fed Ex Truck into the receiving area at the Leetown Lab, Christine Densmore 

Man and Woman in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
RNA Extractions
RNA Extractions
RNA Extractions

Luke Iwanowicz (left) Christine Densmore (right) perform RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz (left) Christine Densmore (right) perform RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab

Two men in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Purification of extracted RNA 1
Purification of extracted RNA 1
Purification of extracted RNA 1

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

Woman in full protective gear giving a thumbs-up in a lab.
Deb in the Lab
Deb in the Lab
Deb in the Lab

Deb Iwanowicz grabs a rare selfie from a plastic-encased phone the BSL3 lab.          

Deb Iwanowicz grabs a rare selfie from a plastic-encased phone the BSL3 lab.          

Ice packs being placed in a cooler arounda sample red biohazard bag.
Proper Icing
Proper Icing
Proper Icing

Demonstration of how to add ice packs to shipping boxes for proper sample shipping.

Demonstration of how to add ice packs to shipping boxes for proper sample shipping.

Woman in protective gear giving a thumbs-up a wastewater facility.
Sampling is FUN
Sampling is FUN
Sampling is FUN

Chelsea Delsack snaps a selfie in sample pickup PPE after packaging samples for shipment to Leetown, WV

Chelsea Delsack snaps a selfie in sample pickup PPE after packaging samples for shipment to Leetown, WV

Woman in full protective gear entering data into a lab computer.
Logging Samples
Logging Samples
Logging Samples

 Christine Densmore logging newly arrived samples into the BSL-3 laptop to be verified by the data team

 Christine Densmore logging newly arrived samples into the BSL-3 laptop to be verified by the data team

Sample boxed stacked in back of truck.
Delivering Collection Kits to Facilities 1
Delivering Collection Kits to Facilities 1
Delivering Collection Kits to Facilities 1

Rachel Atkins  (UT WSC) distributing sampling kits to the participating wastewater facilities for sample collection in Utah.

Rachel Atkins  (UT WSC) distributing sampling kits to the participating wastewater facilities for sample collection in Utah.

sample bottles wrapped in towels and tape on lab table.
Extra Safe Samples
Extra Safe Samples
Extra Safe Samples

A picture of (very) well packaged wastewater and temperature sample bottles from one of the facilities. 

A picture of (very) well packaged wastewater and temperature sample bottles from one of the facilities. 

Hallway filled with half full sample boxes.
Packaging Final Sample Boxes for the Facilities
Packaging Final Sample Boxes for the Facilities
Packaging Final Sample Boxes for the Facilities

Set of shipping containers heading to Tim Reilly for further distribution to field teams who will deliver them to the wastewater facilities. 

Set of shipping containers heading to Tim Reilly for further distribution to field teams who will deliver them to the wastewater facilities.