Sahaana Chandran

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Senior Graduate Assistant

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2022–2026)

4 h-index 18 pubs 85 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

OverviewAI-generated summary

Sahaana Chandran's research focuses on microbial infections and disease models, with a particular emphasis on norovirus. Chandran investigates methods for detecting and understanding human norovirus in food and water, exploring both traditional and novel model systems. This work includes comparing the efficacy of human intestinal enteroids and zebrafish larvae as models for norovirus replication, as highlighted in publications such as "Comparison of human intestinal enteroid and zebrafish larva models for replication of human norovirus" (2026) and "Exploring a 'Fishy' Solution: Uncovering Human Norovirus Using a Zebrafish Model" (2026). Additionally, Chandran's research extends to the inactivation of foodborne pathogens, including studies on the efficacy of aqueous ozone for pathogen reduction on vegetables intended for companion animal diets and the impact of food residue on pathogen recovery from surfaces. Other investigations examine the transfer of bacteriophages between human skin and surfaces and the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 surrogates on various materials.

Metrics

h-index: 4
Publications: 18
Citations: 85

Positions

Senior Graduate Assistant publications 2022–2026

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page

Selected Publications

Exploring a 'Fishy' Solution: Uncovering Human Norovirus Using a Zebrafish Model (2026)

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex
Surface Inactivation of a SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate with Hypochlorous Acid is Impacted by Surface Type, Contact Time, Inoculum Matrix, and Concentration (2022)

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