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RESEARCH

  • Ongoing research
TitleFunding AgencyPI/Co-PI
Exploring the Critical Role of Public Places (Schools, Health Care Settings, and Mass Transit Networks) in the Airborne Transmission of Infectious Microorganisms in Kunshan, ChinaKunshan governmentSajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Farmers Training on Swine Disease Detection and ReportingMSD Animal Health, ChinaSajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University China
Gao Di, MSD Animal Health China
Molecular Detection of Incursions of Novel Coronaviruses on Swine Farms: A Health-Oriented StudyWorld Health Organization (WHO)Sajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Molecular Epidemiology and Characteristics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaYuntao Liu, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
Sajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Influenza Virus Next Generation Sequencing and AnalysisGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaYuntao Liu, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
Sajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Molecular Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Screening of Antimicrobial Resistance GenesKunshan GovernmentSajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Master student: Sophia Keve
  • Completed research
TitleFunding AgencyPI/Co-PI
Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Feline Respiratory Viruses in China

*This project has been published in BMC Virology Journal (2024). Read the full text here.
Duke Kunshan University, ChinaSajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
DKU UG students: Semin Kim, Yixi Cheng, and Zhenkun Fang
Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Canine Pathogens

*This project has been published in BMC Animal Diseases (2024). Read the full text here.
Hou Tu Research GrantSajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Rong Yuan, Wuhan University, China
Benjamin Anderson, University of Florida, United States
Epidemiological Study and Mechanism Exploration of Adenovirus Infection in Elderly Patients with Pneumonia (16KCNID020)

*This project has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021). Read the full text here.
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaYuntao Liu, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
Benjamin Anderson, University of Florida, United States
Sajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China
Metagenomic Analysis of Endemic Viruses in Oral Secretions from Chinese Pigs
 
*This project has been published in Veterinary Medicine and Science (2022). Read the full text here.
NIH/NIAID grant R01AI108993-01A1Gregory Gray, Duke University, United States
Benjamin Anderson, University of Florida, United States
Sajid Umar, Duke Kunshan University, China