Ph.D. Students

Marcus Sanchez Research Topic The prediction of clinical cases of infectious diseases using variant information obtained from wastewater Research Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of tracking the spread of pathogens throughout the community before symptoms appear, so that appropriate measures can be taken to limit the spread of disease. During the initial stages of an epidemic, there…

Luyao Wang, PhD student Research Topic Prediction of infectious disease prevalence based on wastewater surveillance using machine learning Research Abstract Infectious diseases caused by various pathogens are inducing severe social and economic burden worldwide. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been proven as a potential and viable supplementary surveillance tool for monitoring the transmission of various pathogens in communities. However, the relation…

Katayoun Amirfard, PhD student Research Topic The importance of heavy metals in bacterial conjugation efficiency to enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in environment Research Abstract With an anticipated yearly death toll of roughly 700,000, antibiotic resistance is growing at an unexpected speed. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) can be found in a variety of habitats and can spread their resistance…

Yu-bing Li Research Topic Modeling of virus inactivation rate in natural water environments Research Abstract Viruses in treated/untreated wastewater are discharged to nature waterbody and could be transmitted through water, which raises public health concern. The inactivation rate of viruses in the natural water environments is an important factor to determine the human health risks in water usage, but related…