Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Bioinformatics, Lyme arthritis, Microbiome, Microbial source tracking, Tick-borne diseases
Area of Expertise
My interest is how the microbiome and host interact in health and disease. My research aims to understand the role of the microbiome in disease development (such as tick born disease, Phenylketonuria, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation after severe injury, etc.). Our projects include tick microbiome and disease associated human microbiome, and using genomic and metagenomic approaches to investigate the microbiome dynamics.
We also provide services for Next Generation Sequencing (IonTorrent, Miseq) and develop bioinformatics and statistical tools for metagenomic analysis.
Techniques
Next Generation Sequencing, QIIME, mother, R, ddPCR, Flow Cytometry
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
BS in Microbiological Pharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
MS in Microbiology & Biochem Pharm, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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UNTHSC Early Stage Investigator - The role of gut microbiome in Lyme arthritis
Zhang, Y. (PI)
UNT Health Science Center Division of Research and Innovation
1/02/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Rapid Characterization of Microbial Community Structure and Fecal Contamination of Floodwaters Generated by Hurricane Harvey
Allen, M. (PI) & Zhang, Y. (CoI)
15/10/17 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
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Principles underlying the success of the weedy invader Sorghum halepense ('johnsongrass'), toward its containment and mitigation
Allen, M. (PI) & Zhang, Y. (CoI)
1/05/17 → 30/04/18
Project: Research
Research output
- 30 Article
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Soil Microbial Characteristics Under Long-Term Heavy Metal Stress: A Case Study in Zhangshi Wastewater Irrigation Area, Shenyang
ZHANG, Y., ZHANG, H. W., SU, Z. C. & ZHANG, C. G., Feb 2008, In: Pedosphere. 18, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil fungistasis and its relations to soil microbial composition and diversity: A case study of a series of soils with different fungistasis
WU, M., ZHANG, H., LI, X., ZHANG, Y., SU, Z. & ZHANG, C., 2008, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 20, 7, p. 871-877 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of groundwater irrigation on cadmium pollution in surface soil of farmland
Zhang, Y., Zhang, H. W., Su, Z. C., Li, X. Y. & Zhang, C. G., May 2007, In: Liaoning Gongcheng Jishu Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Liaoning Technical University (Natural Science Edition). 26, SUPPL. 1, p. 289-291 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variations of the lung microbiome and immune response in mechanically ventilated surgical patients
Huebinger, R. M., Smith, A. D., Zhang, Y., Monson, N. L., Ireland, S. J., Barber, R. C., Kubasiak, J. C., Minshall, C. T., Minei, J. P., Wolf, S. E. & Allen, M. S., Oct 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 10, e0205788.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial microbiomes of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from Massachusetts and Texas, USA
Thapa, S., Zhang, Y. & Allen, M. S., 24 Jun 2019, In: BMC Microbiology. 19, 1, 138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review