Education and Outreach

SARS-CoV2 & You

Will Henriques, Blake Wiedenheft

Transcript for SARS-CoV-2 and You video

In this 20 minute presentation, Graduate Student Will Henriques brings the complexity of virology down to simple yet information dense content through his explanation of SARS-CoV2. This video was intended for high school and middle school students but is highly beneficial for anyone looking for a hard science understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For questions about outreach opportunities in your classroom, please email Will at montana.science.outreach@gmail.com

COVID Related Informational Links:

• Gallatin County
• https://www.healthygallatin.org/coronavirus-covid-19/
• Montana
• https://montana.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=7c34f3412536439491adcc2103421d4b
• National/Global
• John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Dashboard
• https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
• Covid Act Now
• https://covidactnow.org/?s=1378362
• Brown School of Public Health
• https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/
• CDC: Masks
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/masking-science-sars-cov2.html

Teaching:

"Wild Virus Hunt"

HONR 291-011

This course provides students with an opportunity to collect samples and isolate viruses from the local wastewater treatment facility. Isolated viruses are imaged using electron microscopy and the genomes are sequenced using Nanopore technology.

Interested in participating?

Questions can be directed to bwiedenheft@gmail.com (Subject: MT Wild Virus Hunt).
Class size is limited and applicants will be considered on a first come, first serve basis.