1. Update from MetaSUB Sydney
Dr Catherine Burke
MetaSUB Summit 2016
Shanghai, China

2. Sydney, Australia – Rail Network
The Sydney Rail network consists of over 815 km of track, 7 lines and 178 stations, and services 290 million people annually. 4 of the 7 lines converge in the City Circle (outlined in red), which transports more than people every day.

3. The City Circle 6 stations May 4th :
4 undergound, 2 aboveground
May 4th :
3 x swabs for seats, handrails, bins, at each
station
3 human volunteers:
Hands swabbed before and after riding the City Circle
Wash hands then swab 3 hours later
70 swabs total
processed for DNA, 16S PCR and sequencing (V3-V4 region)
June 21st
3 x swabs for seats, handrails, ticket machines at each
60 swabs total

4. Insert picture of Sufia and Rachel from twitter

5. Logistics and lessons learned
Transport NSW gave permission to access stations for sampling dependent on:
Signing in to each station for a visitor pass, swabbing only with a visitor pass
Couldn’t sample from trains, only platform
Not seeking media coverage
Worried about “dirty train station” media stories

6. Planning for CSD 2017
New research hub at UTS – partnership between Transport NSW and Institute for Sustainable Futures
Opportunity for possible collaboration between architects, city planners
Biofoundry – Citizen Science Laboratory in Sydney
Connect with enthusiastic citizen scientists for CSD 2017