Prof. Sano has been appointed as a new Chair of IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology Specialist Group at the WaterMicro2025. Prof. Sano will manage the IWA HRWM SG as a chair for coming two years.
A review article on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in the aquatic environment has been published. Linking heavy metal(loid) stress to biofilm formation and conjugation: A critical review of experimental evidence Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2026, 56(14), 750-774. This study was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development…
A paper has been published on the effect of virus particle aggregation on the efficiency of chlorine disinfection. Modeling of viral aggregation and its impact on chlorine disinfection efficacy Putri Shafa Kamira, Ren Suzuki, Syun-suke Kadoya, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano Water Research, September 2026, 303, 126225. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 21H04570. https://waterqualitytohoku.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Cap18WR_English.mp4