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Rachel Williams is a Postdoctoral Research Officer in Environmental Virology at Bangor University, affiliated with the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. She is actively involved in cutting-edge research on wastewater-based epidemiology, focusing on the detection and monitoring of viral pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 in community and institutional settings.
Her research interests span environmental virology, wastewater surveillance, viral RNA stability, next-generation sequencing, and public health monitoring. She employs molecular biology techniques and genomic approaches to improve detection accuracy and assess long-term sample storage methods for biobanking.
Her recent publications (2022–2024) highlight a strong focus on wastewater surveillance systems, including applications in prisons, airports, and universities. These works emphasize methodological improvements in virus concentration, passive sampling, normalization of viral counts, and variant tracking using RT-PCR and sequencing technologies. Her work contributes significantly to global public health surveillance and environmental monitoring frameworks.
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Rachel Williams has no formal advisees listed, but she participates in collaborative research projects involving interdisciplinary teams. Her work is supported by institutional and possibly external research funding, though specific grants are not detailed. She previously served as a Research Support Technician in the same school, indicating a progression in her research career.
She is part of a vibrant research network at Bangor University focused on environmental microbiology and public health, contributing to both applied and theoretical advancements in wastewater-based disease surveillance.
