Yasser M. Sanad

Adj. Assisstant Professor

UAMS primary NCTR UA Pine Bluff

Also affiliated: Family Health International 360 (2025); United States Food and Drug Administration (2014–2025); Ohio Department of Health (2014); National Research Centre (2019–2020); National Water Research Center (2012); The Ohio State University (2010–2014)

Faculty Researcher

18 h-index 32 pubs 669 cited

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Yasser M. Sanad's research focuses on the development and application of genotypic and phenotypic methods for tracking enteric bacterial pathogens. His work investigates the virulence and antimicrobial resistance factors of these pathogens within food systems, including food animals and their production environments. Sanad has published on topics such as the transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle, milk-borne risks, and public health implications. He has also explored the genetic relatedness and virulence potential of specific *Salmonella* strains isolated from food and clinical sources, as well as the antimicrobial effects of plant-based supplements on gut microbial diversity in small ruminants.

His recent publications also include work on mapping hotspots of zoonotic pathogen emergence using integrated model-based and participatory approaches, and a comprehensive review of *Salmonella enterica* serovar Schwarzengrund, covering its distribution, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance. Sanad is also involved in developing computational models, such as ColiFormer, a Transformer-based model for codon optimization to enhance gene expression in *E. coli*. He is a Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF Convergence Accelerator grant focused on food education for nutritional security and empowerment in local communities, with a total award of $750,000. Sanad's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 18, with 31 total publications and 668 total citations. He collaborates with researchers from institutions including the National Center for Toxicological Research and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 32
Citations: 669

Selected Publications

ColiFormer: A Transformer-Based Codon Optimization Model Balancing Multiple Objectives for Enhanced E. coli Gene Expression (2026)

Bioengineering 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
ColiFormer: A Transformer-Based Codon Optimization Model Balancing Multiple Objectives for Enhanced <i>E. coli</i> Gene Expression (2025)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Comprehensive Insights into Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Dairy Cattle: Transmission Dynamics, Milk-Borne Risks, Public Health Implications, Biosecurity Recommendations, and One Health Strategies for Outbreak Control (2025)

Pathogens 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Salmonella enterica serovar Schwarzengrund: Distribution, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance (2025)

Microorganisms 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genetic relatedness and virulence potential of Salmonella Schwarzengrund strains with or without an IncFIB-IncFIC(FII) fusion plasmid isolated from food and clinical sources (2024)

Frontiers in Microbiology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Antimicrobial Effects of Plant-Based Supplements on Gut Microbial Diversity in Small Ruminants (2023)

Pathogens 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Editorial: Food safety and public health (2023)

Frontiers in Microbiology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Microbial Genetics and Clonal Dissemination of Salmonella enterica Serotype Javiana Isolated from Human Populations in Arkansas, USA (2022)

Pathogens DOI OpenAlex
Current knowledge and perspectives of potential impacts of Salmonella enterica on the profile of the gut microbiota (2020)

BMC Microbiology 50 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Incompatibility Group FIB Positive Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates from Food Animal Sources (2020)

Genes 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
Whole-Genome Sequences of 66 Incompatibility Group FIB Plasmid-Carrying Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates from Food Animal Sources (2020)

Microbiology Resource Announcements 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Incompatibility Group I1 (IncI1) Plasmid-Containing Salmonella enterica and Assessment of the Plasmids in Bacteriocin Production and Biofilm Development (2019)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF RICKETTSIAE INFECTING CAMELS AND IXODID TICKS IN EGYPT (2019)

Bacterial Empire 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Effects of Feeding a Soybean-Based or a Soy-Free Diet on the Gut Microbiome of Pasture-Raised Chickens Throughout Their Lifecycle (2019)

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomics Analyses of GIV and GVI Noroviruses Reveal the Distinct Clustering of Human and Animal Viruses (2019)

Viruses 27 citations DOI OpenAlex