Interview G.J. Medema - Renowned Dutch Microbiologist and expert in water quality and health named Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 Laureate

“Professor Gertjan Medema, 62 years old, has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 for his breakthrough research and discovery, and significant contributions in the field of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). His research revolutionised the application of WBE for virus detection in wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is my great honour and privilege to receive the distinguished Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. This award is a recognition of the innovative use of wastewater as a data source for trends in COVID-19 circulation in our communities. I see it also as a recognition of the hard work of many people in the water sector globally, collecting COVID-19 data from wastewater to support our society’s response to the pandemic. This tightens the connections between the water and health as a tool for public health surveillance for an increasing number of diseases,” said Professor Medema, Principal Microbiologist at the KWR Water Research Institute, and the 10th recipient of the award since 2008.”

(Citation: Interview G.J. Medema – Renowned Dutch Microbiologist and expert in water quality and health named Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2024 Laureate – www.watermagazine.co.uk (2024)20 June)