Sripriya Nannu Shankar , PhD

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): University of Florida, FL, USA, 2023 (Major: Environmental Engineering Sciences; Concentration: Clinical and Translational Science)

Master of Technology (M. Tech): Anna University, TN, India, 2016 (Biotechnology)

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech): Anna University TN, India, 2013 (Biotechnology)

Evaluate the in vitro toxicity of airborne pollutants and emerging contaminants; Develop an in silico-in vitro-in vivo framework; Design and develop next-generation systems for exposure assessment of airborne particles; Monitor occupational exposure to bioaerosols; Translational research in environmental and occupational health.

Investigators:Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Jagjit Yadav, Elizabeth Bein 07-01-2024 -06-30-2025 Ohio’s Bureau of Workers' Compensation Environmental surveillance to minimize healthcare workers' exposure to MRSA and enhance occupational safety. Role:PI $299,334 Active Type:Grant

07-01-2024 -06-30-2025 University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center Pilot Research Project Training Program Spatial and temporal assessment of secondhand cigarette smoke exposure to home healthcare workers. Role:PI $7,000 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #R25ES033042 Investigators:Jessica Bloomer; Kermit Davis; Gordon Gillespie; Lynne Haber; John Reichard; Tiina Reponen; Jun Wang; Sripriya Nannu Shankar 09-01-2021 -08-31-2026 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Michigan-Ohio Occupational Research Education Program. Role:Collaborator $177,216 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #T42OH008432 Investigators:Amit Bhattacharya; Jessica Bloomer; Kermit Davis; Andrew Freeman; Gordon Gillespie; Jay Kim; John Reichard; Tiina Reponen; Jun Wang; Sripriya Nannu Shankar 07-01-2021 -06-30-2026 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center (UC ERC). Role:Collaborator $9,000,000 Active Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Sripriya Nannu Shankar*, William B. Vass, John A. Lednicky, Tracey Logan, Rebeccah L. Messcher, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Stavros Amanatidis, Tara Sabo-Attwood & Chang-Yu Wu (2024. ) The BioCascade-VIVAS system for collection and delivery of virus-laden size-fractionated airborne particles.Journal of Aerosol Science, , 175 ,106263 More Information

Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Kiran Mital, Eric Le, Gregory S. Lewis, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Tara Sabo-Attwood & Chang-Yu Wu (2023. ) Assessment of Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) for online monitoring of delivered dose in an in vitro aerosol exposure system.Toxicology in Vitro, , 92 ,105650 More Information

Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Michael Lauzardo, Karim Mohamed, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez & Chang-Yu Wu (2023. ) Lack of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental samples collected from September 2020-February 2021 in a university that followed CDC reopening guidance.Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, , 7 ,100061 More Information

Vass W.B.; Lednicky J.A.; Shankar S.N.; Fan Z.H.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Wu C.Y. (09-01-2022. ) Viable SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant detected in aerosols in a residential setting with a self-isolating .Journal of Aerosol Science, , 165 , More Information

Li H.; Shankar S.N.; Witanachchi C.T.; Lednicky J.A.; Loeb J.C.; Alam M.M.; Fan Z.H.; Mohamed K.; Boyette J.A.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Wu C.Y. (01-01-2022. ) Environmental Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Two Restaurants from a Mid-scale City that Followed U.S.Aerosol and Air Quality Research, , 22 (1 ) , More Information

Nannu Shankar S.; Witanachchi C.T.; Morea A.F.; Lednicky J.A.; Loeb J.C.; Alam M.M.; Fan Z.H.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Wu C.Y. (01-01-2022. ) SARS-CoV-2 in residential rooms of two self-isolating persons with COVID-19.Journal of Aerosol Science, , 159 , More Information

Dhakshinamoorthy M.; Ponnusamy S.K.; Nyayiru Kannaian U.P.; Srinivasan B.; Shankar S.N.; Kilavan Packiam K. (10-01-2021. ) Plant-microbe interactions implicated in the production of camptothecin – An anticancer biometabolit.Environmental Research, , 201 , More Information

Li H.; Shankar S.N.; Witanachchi C.T.; Lednicky J.A.; Loeb J.C.; Alam M.M.; Hugh Fan Z.; Mohamed K.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Wu C.Y. (01-01-2021. ) Environmental surveillance and transmission risk assessments for sars-cov-2 in a fitness center.Aerosol and Air Quality Research, , 21 (11 ) , More Information

Sripriya N.; Ranjith Kumar M.; Ashwin Karthick N.; Bhuvaneswari S.; Udaya Prakash N.K. (01-01-2021. ) In silico evaluation of multispecies toxicity of natural compounds.Drug and Chemical Toxicology, , 44 (5 ) ,480-486 More Information

Lednicky J.A.; Lauzard M.; Fan Z.H.; Jutla A.; Tilly T.B.; Gangwar M.; Usmani M.; Shankar S.N.; Mohamed K.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Stephenson C.J.; Alam M.M.; Elbadry M.A.; Loeb J.C.; Subramaniam K.; Waltzek T.B.; Cherabuddi K.; Morris J.G.; Wu C.Y. (11-01-2020. ) Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients.International Journal of Infectious Diseases, , 100 ,476-482 More Information

Lednicky J.A.; Shankar S.N.; Elbadry M.A.; Gibson J.C.; Alam M.M.; Stephenson C.J.; Eiguren-Fernandez A.; Glenn Morris J.; Mavian C.N.; Salemi M.; Clugston J.R.; Wu C.Y. (01-01-2020. ) Collection of SARS-CoV-2 virus from the air of a clinic within a university student health care cent.Aerosol and Air Quality Research, , 20 (6 ) ,1167-1171 More Information

Nannu Shankar S.; Srinivasan B.; Ananthakrishnan B.; Nyayiru Kannaian U.P. (11-01-2019. ) First report of Leptoxyphium kurandae infection on Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa in India.Journal of Plant Pathology, , 101 (4 ) ,1233 More Information

Udaya Prakash N.K.; Sripriya N.; Aishwarya V.; Preethy S.; Benetta S.; Bhuvaneswari S. (09-12-2019. ) Synthesis of AgNPs Using Flowers Exhibiting Different Photoresponse.IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, , 574 (1 ) , More Information

Udaya Prakash N.K.; Sripriya N.; Gowtham K.; Suresh S.; Sampathkumar B.; Bhuvaneswari S. (08-01-2019. ) A study on the impact of fire crackers on airborne microflora during diwali.Heliyon, , 5 (8 ) , More Information

Sripriya N.; Vasantharaj S.; Mani U.; Shanmugavel M.; Jayasree R.; Gnanamani A. (03-01-2019. ) Encapsulated enhanced silver nanoparticles biosynthesis by modified new route for nano-biocatalytic activity.Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, , 18 , More Information

Amber O'Connor, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Anna Lewis, Lee Ferguson, Chang-Yu Wu & Tara-Sabo Attwood (2024. ) A CTS team approach to assess the in vitro toxicity of microplastic fibers to human lung epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface.Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, , 8 (s1 ) ,92 More Information

Nannu Shankar, S., Srinivasan, B., & Nyayiru Kannaian, U.P. (2024. ) Airborne Culturable Fungi in the Indoor and Outdoor Environments of Shrines in Chennai, India.Atmosphere, , 15 (7 ) ,754 More Information

Y Zhang, S Nannu Shankar, WB Vass, JA Lednicky, ZH Fan, D Agdas, R Makuch, CY Wu (2024. ) Air change rate and SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hospitals and residences: A meta-analysis.Aerosol Science and Technology, , More Information

Vass, W.B., Nannu Shankar, S., Lednicky, J.A., Alipanah, M., Stump, B., Keady, P., Fan, Z.H., & Wu, C.Y. (2024. ) Concentrating viable airborne pathogens using a virtual impactor with a compact water-based condensation air sampler.Aerosol Science and Technology, , More Information

Yuqiao Chen, Jiayi Chen, Sripriya Nannu Shankar*, Stavros Amanatidis, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Nathan Kreisberg, Steven Spielman, John A. Lednicky & Chang-Yu Wu (2024. ) The BioCascade impactor: A novel device for direct collection of size-fractionated bioaerosols into liquid medium.Aerosol Science and Technology, , 58 (3 ) ,264-275 More Information

Vass, W.B., Shirkhani, A., Washeem, M., Nannu Shankar, S., Zhang, Y., Moquin, T.L., Messcher, R.L., Jansen, M.D., Clugston, J.R., Walser, M.P., Yang, Y., Lednicky, J.A., Fan, Z.H., Wu, C.Y. (2024. ) Occupational exposure monitoring of airborne respiratory viruses in outpatient medical clinics.Aerosol Science and Technology, , More Information

William B. Vass#, Sripriya Nannu Shankar#, John A. Lednicky, Yang Yang, Carlos Manzanas, Yuetong Zhang, Jessica Boyette, Jiayi Chen, Yuqiao Chen, Amin Shirkhani, Mo Washeem, Z. Hugh Fan, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Antarpreet Jutla & Chang-Yu Wu (2023. ) Detection and isolation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariants collected from residential settings.Aerosol Science and Technology, , 57 (11 ) ,1142-1153 More Information

O’Connor, A., Santeli, A.V., Nannu Shankar, S., Shirkhani, A., Baker, T., Wu, C.Y., Mehrad, B., Ferguson, L., Sabo-Attwood, T. (2024. ) Toxicity of microplastic fibers containing azobenzene disperse dyes to human lung epithelial cells cultured at an air-liquid interface.Journal of Hazardous Materials, , More Information

2023: 3rd prize in Art competition (Microscopic category) at the 41st AAAR Annual conference

2022: Axel Hendrickson student scholarship award, C. David Cooper Scholarship Program, Florida Section Air & Waste Management Association

2022: Winner, Poster competition, at the 40th AAAR Annual conference

2021-22 Attributes of a Gator Engineer award for “Service to the Global Community”, University of Florida

2020: 2nd prize in video competition at the 38th AAAR Annual conference

2020: 3rd prize in Art competition (Non-microscopic category) at the 38th AAAR Annual conference

2019: Winner, Platform presentation competition, International conference on applications of biotechnology and nanotechnology, India

2019: Winner, Platform presentation competition, National conference and exhibition on herbal biodiversity and health management-new strategies and approaches, India

2018: Winner, Poster presentation competition, International symposium on genetic diversity, India

2016: Winner, Competition for real-time demonstration at the BIOFEST-2016 expo, India

2015: Winner, Platform presentation competition, Regional conference on recent advances in nanobiotechnology, India

2013: Winner (Students platform presentation competition and live demonstration of research method), 2nd International Project Competition & Exhibition (VISAI 2012), India

2024 Doctoral Dissertation award Air & Waste Management Association

Exposure assessment, Aerosols, Airborne particles, Nanoparticles, Toxicity, Bioaerosols, Respiratory deposition, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational health, Air quality monitoring, Translational science