Kimberley Gilbride
Professor Emeritus
Faculty of Science
Department of Chemistry and Biology
Toronto, Ontario
gilbride@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 556354
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Kim Gilbride is a molecular microbiologist who has been characterizing the microbial community of wastewater treatment systems for the last 20 years. Current research looks at antibiotic-resistance genes in water sources, including the role of the wastewater treatment process in the concentration...
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Bio/Research
Kim Gilbride is a molecular microbiologist who has been characterizing the microbial community of wastewater treatment systems for the last 20 years. Current research looks at antibiotic-resistance genes in water sources, including the role of the wastewater treatment process in the concentration and dissemination of antibiotic-resistance genes. In conjunction with the antibiotic resistance gene dissemination program, our broader research question is on contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). We have been examining the gap between science policy, wastewater treatment and detection and monitoring programs for CEC, such as pharmaceuticals, PFAS/PFOS and microplastics. Finally, our lab has been a part of a larger wastewater surveillance program to help detect viral pathogens in wastewater, including, most recently, the SARS-Cov2 viral signal in the Toronto population. The lab mostly uses molecular microbiology methods to study the bacteria, genes, and processes in wastewater and water sources.
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