Rate My Professor Fariba Nourozi

Prior to or in conjunction with her role at the University of Otago, Nourozi contributed to significant research at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) Limited Christchurch Science Centre. Her work focused on faecal source tracking, PCR marker development for distinguishing pollution from humans, possums, ducks, black swans, and other animals, sunlight inactivation of microbial indicators, growth of enterococci in oxidation ponds, and survival of Campylobacter species in bovine faeces. Key publications include 'Evidence for Growth of Enterococci in Municipal Oxidation Ponds, Obtained Using Antibiotic Resistance Analysis' (2008, Water Environment Research, co-authors: Elaine Moriarty, Beth Robson, David Wood, Brent Gilpin); 'Faecal indicators and pathogens in selected New Zealand waterfowl populations' (2011, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research); 'Decision Trees for Identifying Faecal Sources in Water' (2007, awarded Water New Zealand Paper of the Year, co-authors: Megan Devane, Brent Gilpin, Beth Robson, David Wood); 'Faecal indicators in scats from Black Swans (Cygnus atratus)' (2007); 'Distinguishing human and possum faeces using PCR markers' (2013); 'Sunlight Inactivation of Human Polymerase Chain Reaction Markers and Cultured Fecal Indicators in River and Saline Waters' (2013); 'Survival of Campylobacter spp. in bovine faeces on pasture' (2008); 'A PCR marker for detection in surface waters of faecal pollution derived from ducks' (2007); and 'The Use of Chemical and Molecular Microbial Indicators for Faecal Source Identification' (2003). These efforts, documented across seven publications with 157 citations and 704 reads on ResearchGate, have advanced methodologies for identifying faecal pollution sources in surface waters, contributing to improved water safety and environmental monitoring in New Zealand. Her technical skills encompass PCR marker specificity testing, microbial enumeration via enrichment broth culture, antibiotic resistance analysis, colony hybridization, and water sampling in river and saline environments.