In The News: Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine

When ÐÔÊӽ紫ý researchers want to predict the path of the pandemic they pop open a manhole.

Edwin Oh, an associate professor at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, was among the first to discover the omicron variant in Clark County.

Wastewater surveillance is becoming more widespread in the U.S. to fight COVID-19.

Las Vegas researchers predict that most news cases of COVID-19 in Southern Nevada for at least the next three weeks will be caused by the more contagious but seemingly milder omicron variant.

Researchers tracking COVID-19 in Southern Nevada's wastewater reported a stunning finding on Monday.
Researchers have detected an omicron variant of the coronavirus in wastewater in southern Nevada, but in initial reports it does not appear to be widespread.

The first known case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Tuesday. This is also the first known case of the variant in the state of Nevada, health officials stated.

Researchers have detected the omicron variant of coronavirus in wastewater in southern Nevada, but initial reports appear it is not widespread.

Scientists across the world are racing to understand the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and that includes right here in Las Vegas, with research happening at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Wastewater Surveillance Program is primarily about identifying new variants and helps the state identify if, and when, they show up.

The sewers in Southern Nevada can tell a lot about what’s happening in our community.

Researchers at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý are tracking the Las Vegas Flu season through wastewater studies.