Partners of the "Healthy Water" Consortium at the kickoff-meeting in October 2006 at the HZI/Braunschweig
from left to right:
Julia Bötel, Rosa Pinto, Albert Bosch, Kevin Tyler, Sophie Courtois, Carlos Guzman, Paul Hunter, Kalessa Sebti, Ingrid Brettar, Manfred Höfle, Richard Christen, Georg Kasimir, Dirk Pottier, Helen Risebro, Andrea Törek-Tasmane, Antonio Martinez-Murcia, Erika Hardt-Chu, Oliver Croce.
HZI- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Expertise:
- Coordination & project management
- molecular analysis of aquatic microbial communities
- detection of virulence genes and pathogenic bacteria
Project coordinator:
Dr. Manfred G. Höfle
HZI- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Dept. Vaccinology
Inhoffenstr. 7
D 38124 Braunschweig
Germany
e-mail: Manfred.Hoefle@helmholtz-hzi.de
Website: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/healthy-water
Team Members:
Dr. Ingrid Brettar, e-mail: Ingrid.Brettar@helmholtz-hzi.de (second contact person for coordination)
Prof. Carlos A. Guzman
Leila Matter
Julia Bötel
UEA - University of East Anglia
Expertise:
- epidemiology of water and foodborne diseases
- molecular parasitolgy, analysis of virulence factors in protozoal waterborne pathogens
Project Participant:
Prof. Paul R. Hunter
School of Medicine
Health Policy and Practice
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ England
UK
e-mail: paul.hunter@uea.ac.uk
Team Members:
Dr. Kevin Tyler
Helen Risebro
IAD - International Association for Danube Research
Expertise:
- communication with water works and consumers
- sampling strategy
- data base provision
Project Participant:
Dr. Georg Kasimir
International Association for Danube Research (IAD)
Societas Internationalis Limnologiae
c/o Federal Agency of Water Management
Dampfschiffhaufen 54
1220 Vienna, Austria
e-mail: dkasimir@gmail.com
URV - University Rovira i Virgili
Expertise:
- reference laboratory on hygienic quality of drinking water
- Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Point for Drinking Water (HACCP)
Project Participant:
Prof. Maria-José Figueras
Universitat Rovira Virgii I
Unitat de Microbiologia
Dept. De Ciències Bàsiques
Facultat de Medicina
Sant Llorenç, 21
E-43201 Reus
e-mail: mjfs@correu.urv.es
UB - University of Barcelona
Expertise:
- analysis of water- and foodborne viruses
- molecular detection of microorganisms without cultivation
Project Participant:
Prof. Albert Bosch
Dep. Microbiologia
Universitat de Barcelona
Av. Diagonal 645
E 08028 Barcelona
e-mail: abosch@ub.edu
web: http://www.ub.edu/microbiologia/viruse/index.htm
Team Members:
Dr. Rosa Pinto
Umai Perez
SUEZ - SUEZ Environnement
Expertise:
- managment of Drinking Water Supply Systems (DWWS)
- molecular detection of waterborne pathogens (generic concentration, micro-array technology, real-time PCR)
Project Participant:
Dr. Sophie Courtois
SUEZ Environnement - CIRSEE
38 rue du president Wilson
F78230 Le Pecq France
e-mail: sophie.courtois@suez-env.com
web: http://www.suez-environnement.com/
Team Members:
Kalissa Sebti
NIEH - National Institute of Environmental Health
Expertise:
- Monitoring and detection of of Cryptosporidia and Giardia by immunomagnetic separation and immune fluorescence
- Public health issues and regulatory measures against waterborne infections
Project Participant:
Dr. Andrea Török Tamásné
National Center of Public Health
National Institute of Environmental Health
POB 26
1450 Budapest
Hungary
e-mail: toroka@okk.antsz.hu
web: http://efrira1.ansz.hu/oki
Team Members:
Dr. Rita Vasdinyei
Orsolya Kis
Aniko Kis
Judit Plutzer
Maria Asztalos
Klarissza Domokos
Zsigmondné Boros
UNSA - Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
Expertise:
- bioinformatics of nucleic acids (primer and probe design)
- electronic management and data base support (e-dashboard, central data bases)
Project Participant:
Prof. Richard Christen
UNSA - CNRS UMR 6543 & Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis
Laboratoire de Biologie Virtuelle
Centre de Biochimie
Parc Valrose
F06108 Nice
e-mail: christen@unice.fr
Web site: http://bioinfo.unice.fr
Team Members:
Dr. Olivier Croce
Thierry Philipps
MDC- Molecular Diagnostics Center
Expertise:
- molecular typing of microorganisms
- provision of reference strains and nucleic acids
Project Participant:
Dr. Antonio Martinez-Murcia
MDC- Molecular Diagnostics Center
Crta. Ncnal. 340, Apdo. 169,
Orihuela
Spain
e-mail: ammurcia@mdc-bt.com
Web: www.mdc-bt.com
Team Members:
Dr. Maria José Saavedra
Dr. Remedios Oncina
Marisa Sousa