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Dr. Kristen Coleman, PhD
Assessing the Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Aerosols Captured Among COVID-19 Patients in Singapore
In the Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology paper, titled “Lack of viable SARS-CoV-2 among PCR-positive air samples from hospital rooms and community isolation facilities,” Senior Research Fellow and Duke One Health team member, Dr. Kristen Coleman (Duke-NUS Medical School), teamed with the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and DSO National Laboratories in Singapore to collect aerosol samples 1 meter out from COVID-19 patients inside hospital rooms and a community isolation facility (CIF). Read more
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Dr. Junxiong Vincent Pang (left) and Dr. Sylvia Xiao Wei Gwee (right)
Gathering Evidence for Animals as Dengue Reservoirs
While dengue is frequently observed in human and non-human primate populations, researchers at the National University of Singapore wanted to know what other species may be harboring this mosquito-borne flavivirus. Through partnership with Duke-NUS and Duke University, a systematic review of the literature compiled evidence of dengue infections in pigs, bats, horses, and rodents, among others. Read more
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Duke One Health Project Updates
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Early construction and use of the SEGi-Duke-CRC Laboratory by Duke One Health team members.
Duke One Health Partner Laboratory Provides COVID-19 Testing Support for Sarawak, Malaysia
A Duke One Health partner laboratory, SEGi-Duke-Clinical Research Centre (CRC) Laboratory at Sibu Hospital in Sarawak, Malaysia, has conducted more than 13,342 COVID-19 tests from Central Sarawak to date. Built in 2017 as a collaboration between Dr. Gregory C. Gray, Dr. Teck-Hock Toh, and SEGi University Professor Mohd Raili Suhaili, 14 projects have been completed at the laboratory and at least 10 scientific reports of their research have been published. Read more
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Dr. Sajid Umar, DVM, PhD
A New Chapter at DKU’s One Health Research Laboratory
Dr. Sajid Umar, the laboratory manager at the Duke Kunshan University One Health Research Laboratory, shares in this article his experiences on campus and four aims he has to ensure reliability and effectiveness of the laboratory’s protocols. Read more
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Dr. Ashton Merck, DKU
Food Safety, Worker Safety, and COVID-19
Dr. Ashton Merck, a DKU Global Fellow and historian, writes in Medium (April 2020) about the connections between food safety, worker safety, and COVID-19. Merck argues that as long as food safety is defined in terms of “government inspection,” any risk to in-plant inspectors also poses a comparable risk to the production of safe food. Read more
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New Duke One Health Team Members
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Thanaporn Thongthum (May)
Thanaporn is from Rayong, Thailand and is a third-year undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University studying Genetics and Genomics (Cell and Molecular Biosciences). Her academic interests include molecular genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, epidemiology, and public health systems. She joined the DKU-OHRL team with the goal to acquire essential research and data analysis skills in epidemiology and public health. She looks forward to working with experts to gain deeper insights into the roles of genetics and genomics in viral evolution, infection, and vaccination. Her future goals include pursuing a higher degree in genetics and working in the public health sector or healthcare industry. Thanaporn has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. Welcome, Thanaporn!
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Kuanfu Chen (Uri)
Kuanfu is from Taiwan and an undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University studying Environmental Science and Chemistry. In addition, he has also taken biology courses for his own learning and has interest in One Health. He is passionate about studying the interrelationship between people, animals, and the environment. He has a keen interest in learning new skills and exploring his interest in this field. He wants to pursue a Master’s or PhD after his graduation at Duke Kunshan University, and believes that experience in the One Health Research Laboratory will serve as a stepping stone in his future career. Kuanfu has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. Welcome, Kuanfu!
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Bevan Penn
Bevan is an undergraduate student from Auckland, New Zealand. He has experience working with data and epidemiology with Professor Ben Anderson. Bevan is currently doing research on health inequality and is interested in international health care institutions. He is passionate about using an interdisciplinary approach to analyze health issues, and looking forward to working with the experts at Duke University and Duke Kunshan University. He is passionate about improving the lives of people, infectious disease research, virology, mentoring, and capacity building. Bevan has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. Welcome, Bevan!
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Junyi Li (Joanna)
Junyi is an undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University studying Cellular and Molecular Biology. She is from Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Her main interests revolve around human health and infectious diseases. Her background inspires her to pursue her education in the health sector involving infectious diseases. Joanna has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. She hopes to apply her knowledge learned from the One Health Laboratory to further push herself towards solving animal, human and environment health problems. Welcome, Joanna!
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Ruitian Hu (Xeno)
Ruitian is a first-year undergraduate student at Duke University. He is from Jiangsu Province, China, and is currently a visiting student at Duke Kunshan University. Following his childhood dreams of entering the medical profession, he chose to pursue biology and global health in his undergraduate studies. His academic interests include genetics, infectious diseases, and public health. He is also interested in the social determinants of health and health policies. Ruitian wishes to learn laboratory protocols and research skills at the Duke Kunshan University One Health Research Laboratory and is looking forward to joining in their research projects. Welcome, Xeno!
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Sankalpa Bhattarai
Sankalpa is from Nepal and received his Master of Science (MSc.) in the Global Health Program at Duke Kunshan University in 2020. Prior to that, he completed his MSc. in Microbiology from Tribhuvan University Nepal. His academic and career interests include infectious diseases, respiratory viruses, antimicrobial resistance, molecular genetics, epidemiology, and health system. He is a research assistant at LEADERS Nepal and project coordinator at Nepalese Farming Institute where he is working with experts to understand common health and environmental problems of low and middle-income countries. He is also interested in the use of bioaerosol sampling methods to detect respiratory pathogens from clinical and environmental settings. At present, he is examining the systematic efficiencies in integrated public health and primary care for patients in Nepal with both communicable and non-communicable diseases, specifically with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus comorbidities. Sankalpa has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China and is working with Professor Ben Anderson on his projects. Welcome, Sankalpa!
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Xinrong Guo (Carol)
Carol is from Shanghai, China and is an undergraduate student in Colby College, US. Currently, she is studying as a visiting student at Duke Kunshan University China and pursuing a degree in cellular/molecular biology involving global health. Previously, she worked in an immunology laboratory in Shanghai. Her research interests include studying epidemiology of infectious diseases, host-pathogen interactions and One Health. She is looking forward to enhancing her practical skills at the One Health Research Laboratory at Duke Kunshan University China, and has joined as a trainee. Welcome, Carol!
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Qi Guo (Emma)
Emma is from Nanjing City, in the Jiangsu province of China and currently an undergraduate student in the Global Health program at Duke Kunshan University in China. Her research interests lie in emerging disease, health economics and non-communicable disease epidemiology. She is eager to learn laboratory techniques under the One Health framework. After graduation, she is looking forward to pursuing further study in epidemiology and public health. Emma has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. Welcome, Emma!
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Ege Kaan Duman
Ege is a third-year undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University from Istanbul, Turkey, studying Molecular Bioscience: Cell and Molecular Biology. His research includes virus epidemiology, clinical virology, zoonosis, philosophy of language, ontology and epistemology, non-communicable diseases, clinical bioethics, and global health ethics. Ege joined the DKU One Health Team to further explore the interdisciplinary aspects of infectious diseases and epidemiology by conducting virology research. In his free time, he likes to cook and play music. Welcome Ege!
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Qisen Guo (Bart)
Qisen is a junior undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University. He comes from Shandong Province, China. His major is Molecular Bioscience with a Cellular Biology track. His research interest is in the interaction between virus and human immune systems. He has a great passion for learning laboratory skills and their application to real practice. Bart has joined the One Health Research Laboratory network at Duke Kunshan University China as a trainee. Welcome, Bart!
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Hsien-Yao Chee (Yao)
Yao is a junior undergraduate student at Duke Kunshan University from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who is currently majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology. As an aspiring Public Health physician, his academic interests lie in viral respiratory diseases, epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, and health policy. He joined the DKU One Health team with the intention of acquiring both field and laboratory experience in Global Health. Yao looks forward to working with experts from both Duke and Duke Kunshan University to develop a more holistic understanding of human health while also working to improve the lives of many individuals around the world. Welcome, Yao!
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