The Scotch Lab at Arizona State University focuses on the genomic epidemiology, bioinformatics, and surveillance of RNA viruses. We have a particular interest in influenza A viruses (human and avian). We collect samples from clinical populations, wildlife, and the environment and perform molecular and bioinformatics methods to generate new virus sequences. We use computational approaches such as phylodynamics to study their evolution and spread.
October 2024
Dr. Scotch presents on virus sequencing & bioinformatics of avian influenza viruses among wild birds in Arizona at the American Ornithological Society (AOS) annual conference in Estes Park, Colorado.
September 2024
Dr. Scotch and collaborators (lead by University of Kentucky) awarded ESCAPE, a new NSF Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention (PIPP) Phase II Center.
August 2024
Publication in Viruses on canine picornavirus diversity in the US using wastewater surveillance.
June 2024
Dr. Tope Faleye presents on enterovirus diversity in wastewater and respiratory samples at ASV 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.
Publication in PLoS One on Parametric analysis of SARS-CoV-2 dose-response models in transportation scenarios.
April 2024
Publication in ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems on data bias in models of infectious disease spread.
Dr. Scotch is co-author on a commentary in The Conversation on the pandemic potential of avian influenza now that it has been found in dairy cattle.
Dr. Tope Faleye presents on avian influenza viruses at the 5th International Symposium for Neglected Influenza Viruses of the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases in Lexington, KY.
January 2024
Publication in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses on genome characterization of influenza A and B viruses in Australia
Publication in Infection, Genetics, and Evolution on canine picornavirus.
October 2023
Publication in mSphere on SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Minnesota (with the Mayo Clinic).
Publication in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases on canine parvovirus.
August 2023
We are hiring for a postdoc in genomic epidemiology of RNA viruses!
Publication in Science of the Total Environment on mpox wastewater-based epidemiology.
July 2023
Congratulations to Jill Wright for her acceptance into a PhD program at U Utah! Thank you for your contributions to the Scotch Lab over this past year.
June 2023
Dr. Tope Faleye presents on canine picornavirus at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology (ASV) in Athens, GA
May 2023
Dr. Scotch presents at the Great Lakes Bioinformatics (GLBIO) conference in Montréal, QC
Dr. Tope Faleye presents a poster at the 7th ISIRV-AVG Conference in Seattle, WA
March 2023
Publication in Science of the Total Environment on SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology.
February 2023
Scotch lab receives grant from joint NSF-CSIRO program on Understanding Bias in AI Models for the Prediction of Infectious Disease Spread . Collaboration with Emory U, George Mason, University of New South Wales, and RMIT in Melbourne.
December 2022
Publication in The Lancet Microbe on SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology
November 2022
Dr. Scotch presents at the American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium in Washington, DC
September 2022
Dr. Scotch presents at Options for the Control of Influenza XI in Belfast, NI, UK
Publication in Influenza Other Respir Viruses on rhinovirus surveillance on a university campus
Two new publications in MRA on virus surveillance
Publication in Reviews in Medical Virology on NGS and detection of respiratory viruses
Publication in Infection, Genetics, and Evolution on canine picornaviruses in wastewater
Publication in Emerging Microbes & Infections on human and animal picornaviruses in municipal sewage sludge