2025

Academic Papers

1. Surveillance of avian influenza through bird guano in remote regions of the global south to uncover transmission dynamics
   Dhammika Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, John Jefferson V. Besa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, W.K.C.P. Werawatte, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Wanwara Thuptiang, Ratana Tacharoenmuang, Bernadina Cynthia, S.P.H Spencer Vitharana, Natharin Ngamwongsatit, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Takashi Furukawa, Yangzhong Wang, Andrew Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Kazunari Sei, Asuka Nanbo, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Hiroshi Hamamoto, Paul G. Higgins, Daisuke Sano, Anthony Kicic, José O. Valdebenito, Jonas Bonnedahl, Sam Trowsdale, Parichart Hongsing, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe
   Nature Communications, accepted.
2. Aptamer-based biosensors for wastewater surveillance of influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, and norovirus: A comprehensive review
   Yilei Wang, Mohan Amarasiri, Wakana Oishi, Masayasu Kuwahara, Yuka Kataoka, Hiroki Kurita, Fumio Narita, Rong Chen, Qian Li, Daisuke Sano
   Water Research, July 2025, 279, 123484.
3. Quantifying health risks from wastewater reclamation and agricultural reuse using life cycle assessment and quantitative microbial risk assessment 
   Jarin Tasnim Heia, Mohammed Engha Isah, Shuhei Masuda, Kazuyo Matsubae, Rong Chen, Yu-You Li, Daisuke Sano
   Science of the Total Environment, May 2025, 977,  179363.
4. Water Reuse – Retrospect for Sustainable Future Prospect
   Morteza Abbaszadegan, Absar Alum, Masaaki Kitajima, Takahiro Fujioka, Yasuhiro Matsui, Daisuke Sano, Hiroyuki Katayama
   Water, March 2025, 17(6), 789.
5. Network-based virus dynamics simulation: Evaluating the fomite disinfection effectiveness on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in indoor environment
   Syun-suke Kadoya, Sewwandi Bandara, Masayuki Ogata, Takayuki Miura, Michiko Bando, Daisuke Sano
   Infectious Disease Modelling, March 2025, 10(1), 229-239.
6. Genetic diversity of murine norovirus associated with ethanol sensitivity
   Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
   Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2025, 109, 28.
7. State-space modeling using wastewater virus and epidemiological data to estimate reported COVID-19 cases and the potential infection numbers
   Syun-suke Kadoya, Yubing Li, Yilei Wang, Hiroyuki Katayama, Daisuke Sano
   Journal of the Royal Society Interface, January 2025, 22, 20240456.

Invited Speeches

TBD

Internatinal Conference Presentations

1. Applicability of land surface water mapping using water indices derived from optical satellite data for flood inundation detection (poster presentation)
   Yohei Miura, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Anawat Suppasri, Daisuke Sano
   World Bosai Forum2025
   Sendai International Cneter
   March 7-9, 2025
2. Murine norovirus inactivation and adaptation to ammonia
   Putri Shafa Kamila
   The 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security
   Feb. 19, 2025, Tohoku University
3. The impact of climate change on the cyanotoxin production in drinking water sources
   Shoya Tanaka
   The 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security
   Feb. 19, 2025, Tohoku University
4. Framework development for sustainability assessment of decentralized sanitation systems
   Riki Moriyasu
   The 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security
   Feb. 19, 2025, Tohoku University
5. Development of a model to evaluate and monitor the ecological health of the aquatic environment
   Tatsunoshin Wakino
   The 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security
   Feb. 19, 2025, Tohoku University