Yasser M. Sanad

Assistant Professor

UAMS primary NCTR UA Pine Bluff

Also affiliated: Family Health International 360 (2025); United States Food and Drug Administration (2014–2025); United States Department of Agriculture (2018); National Research Centre (2019–2020); The Ohio State University (2010–2014)

18 h-index 31 pubs 686 cited

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Yasser M. Sanad's research focuses on the development and application of genotypic and phenotypic methods to track enteric bacterial pathogens. His work investigates the virulence and antimicrobial resistance factors of these pathogens within the food system, including food products, food animals, and their production environments.

Sanad has published research examining the molecular epidemiology and public health relevance of bacteria such as *Campylobacter* and *Salmonella* in various animal populations, including dairy cattle and broiler chickens. His studies explore the implications of these bacterial profiles for public health in the United States and investigate potential pathogenesis mechanisms, such as *Campylobacter jejuni*-induced abortion in ewes. He has also evaluated the efficacy of feed additives in controlling pathogen load in experimentally infected broilers.

His research group's efforts are supported by federal funding, including a $750,000 NSF Convergence Accelerator grant for the FENNEL project, which focuses on food education for nutritional security. Sanad 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: 31
Citations: 686

Positions

Assistant Professor 2017–present

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff ORCID
Adj. Assisstant Professor 2016–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Epidemiology ORCID
Postdoctoral Fellow 2013–2017

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Microbiology ORCID
Postdoctoral Researcher 2011–2013

Ohio State University/OARDC Food Animal Health Research Program ORCID

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