Dave is a UW Medical Foundation Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has studied how viruses such as HIV, Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2 cause disease since 2005. Working with public health agencies, industry, and philanthropists, he has brought air sampling to international airports, ocean vessels, and minimally resourced sites abroad. He has been quoted by The New York Times, Nature, and NBC Nightly News.
Shelby is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison whose laboratory studies HIV, M. tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2. Her air sampling work spans schools, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, and elite athletic programs, and her group develops lower-cost tests that detect many respiratory viruses at once. A former Faculty Director of UW’s Biocore program, she connects research with education, community outreach, and public health.
Eli develops Pathogenuity’s mobile and desktop apps for specific scientific problems. He and Dave built trAIner together, and more of his apps are on the way.
We specialize in real-world air sampling to detect viruses, and also use wastewater metagenomics to understand how viruses move through time and space.
We consult on every part of an air sampling program: designing the program and choosing instruments, managing the metadata from each sampling campaign with bespoke apps we have developed to make this easy, and testing air samples for viruses and interpreting the results. We also advise on wastewater and other types of environmental virology.
We have decades of experience with translational research, with an emphasis on using genomics to understand how viruses affect individuals.
We consult on study design, advising on how to use genomics data and virus sequencing to improve experimental rigor and reproducibility.
We have organized international scientific meetings, served on governmental advisory boards, and been retained as expert witnesses.
We review and evaluate proposals and manuscripts, serve as expert witnesses, and advise clients interested in the intersection of virology, immunology, genomics, policy, and public health.
We pioneered real-time data sharing during the 2016 Zika virus pandemic and have implemented data management solutions for large organizations.
We consult with scientists and research programs on data organization, visualization, and management, and on making scientific computing tools accessible to non-specialists.
We independently develop mobile and desktop apps to solve specific scientific problems, such as recording metadata during air sampling campaigns.
Our apps also include trAIner, for planning workouts with AI and running them on Apple Watch.
We consult on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, in the areas above and on other scientific questions.
To discuss a project, email Dave or Shelby, or use the contact form.