What Water Purification Technology and Bacteriophage Therapy Have in Common

The overall responsibility of the Sewer Maintenance Division is the management, operation and maintenance of the town sanitary sewer collection system. The Town of Amherst Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) is owned and operated by the Town of Amherst and treats 24 millions of gallons per day of raw sewage throughout the Town, the Village of Williamsville and from portions of the Town of Clarence.

The University at Buffalo and WPCF collaborated to conduct an innovative research project investigating the detection, isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages capable of destroying multidrug resistant organisms associated with high morbidity and mortality in the US. We will discuss this project, explore the impact of this research on the community, and highlight ways for community members to get involved.

CREDIT: This program is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR001412.