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Overview

Julian W. Tang is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on respiratory viral infections, particularly SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Their work covers topics such as COVID-19 epidemiological studies, infection control and ventilation, clinical research related to COVID-19, healthcare impacts of the pandemic, along with the detection and testing of SARS-CoV-2.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Julian W. Tang include:

  • Paul W. Bird
  • Daniel Pan
  • Yuguo Li
  • Linsey C. Marr
  • Christopher W. Holmes

They have published in several key scientific venues, most notably:

  • Journal of Infection
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Viruses
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Preprints.org

Selected recent papers authored by Julian W. Tang include:

  • "How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?", 2020, Environment International
  • "Evaluating the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutation D614G on Transmissibility and Pathogenicity", 2020, Cell
  • "Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study", 2021, Cronfa (Swansea University)
  • "Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries", 2020, Journal of Infection
  • "Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)", 2021, Journal of Hospital Infection

Best Publications

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment - a multidisciplinary systematic review.

    Yiping Li;G.M. Leung;J.W. Tang;X. Yang

  • Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary

    Raymond Tellier;Yuguo Li;Benjamin J. Cowling;Julian W. Tang;Julian W. Tang

  • Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Stella G Muthuri;Sudhir Venkatesan;Puja R Myles;Jo Leonardi-Bee

  • The effect of environmental parameters on the survival of airborne infectious agents

    Julian W. Tang

  • Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries.

    Kin On Kwok;Florence Lai;Wan In Wei;Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

  • Mechanistic insights into the effect of humidity on airborne influenza virus survival, transmission and incidence.

    Linsey C. Marr;Julian W. Tang;Jennifer Van Mullekom;Seema S. Lakdawala

  • Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

    JW Tang;WP Bahnfleth;PM Bluyssen;G Buonanno

  • A schlieren optical study of the human cough with and without wearing masks for aerosol infection control.

    Julian W. Tang;Thomas J. Liebner;Brent A. Craven;Gary S. Settles

  • Airflow Dynamics of Human Jets: Sneezing and Breathing - Potential Sources of Infectious Aerosols

    Julian W. Tang;Julian W. Tang;Andre D. Nicolle;Christian A. Klettner;Jovan Pantelic

  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

    Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Emergence of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in the UK.

    Julian W Tang;Paul A Tambyah;David Sc Hui

  • A diagnostic polymerase chain reaction assay for Zika virus.

    Michelle N.D. Balm;Chun Kiat Lee;Hong Kai Lee;Lily Chiu

  • Rapid Multiplex Nested PCR for Detection of Respiratory Viruses

    W. Y. Lam;Apple C. M. Yeung;Julian W. Tang;Margaret Ip

  • Emergence of a novel coronavirus causing respiratory illness from Wuhan, China.

    Julian W. Tang;Julian W. Tang;Paul A. Tambyah;David S.C. Hui

  • Introduction of the South African SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 into the UK.

    Julian W Tang;Oliver T R Toovey;Kirsty N Harvey;David D S Hui

  • Covid-19 has redefined airborne transmission.

    Julian W Tang;Linsey C Marr;Yuguo Li;Stephanie J Dancer

  • Factors associated with early hospital discharge of adult influenza patients

    Nelson Lee;Paul K S Chan;Kin Wing Choi;Grace Lui

  • Avian influenza virus A/HK/483/97(H5N1) NS1 protein induces apoptosis in human airway epithelial cells.

    W. Y. Lam;Julian W. Tang;Apple C. M. Yeung;Lawrence C. M. Chiu

  • Transmission of influenza A in human beings.

    Julian W Tang;Yuguo Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Paul A. Tambyah
Paul A. Tambyah National University of Singapore
David S.C. Hui
David S.C. Hui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam
Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam University of Hong Kong
Raymond Tellier
Raymond Tellier University of Calgary
Linsey C. Marr
Linsey C. Marr Virginia Tech
Margaret Ip
Margaret Ip Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kwok Wai Tham
Kwok Wai Tham National University of Singapore

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