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Leyi Wang is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their scientific work include:

  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Leyi Wang has contributed to a number of recent papers, including these representative publications:

  • "From People to Panthera: Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tigers and Lions at the Bronx Zoo," 2020, published in mBio
  • "Activation of NF-κB and induction of proinflammatory cytokine expressions mediated by ORF7a protein of SARS-CoV-2," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Daily longitudinal sampling of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness," 2022, published in Nature Microbiology
  • "SARS-CoV-2 detection in patients with influenza-like illness," 2020, published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Longitudinal Assessment of Diagnostic Test Performance Over the Course of Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection," 2021, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

The venues in which Leyi Wang frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Viruses
  • PubMed
  • Water Research

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Leyi Wang are:

  • Richard Fredrickson
  • Karen A. Terio
  • Colleen Olmstead
  • Madison Conte
  • Nicholas Gallagher

Leyi Wang has also authored at least one book published through Humana Press:

  • Animal Coronaviruses, 2022

Best Publications

  • Detection and Genetic Characterization of Deltacoronavirus in Pigs, Ohio, USA, 2014

    Leyi Wang;Beverly Byrum;Yan Zhang

  • From People to Panthera : Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tigers and Lions at the Bronx Zoo.

    Denise McAloose;Melissa Laverack;Leyi Wang;Mary Lea Killian

  • New Variant of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, United States, 2014

    Leyi Wang;Beverly Byrum;Yan Zhang

  • Spike Protein VP8* of Human Rotavirus Recognizes Histo-Blood Group Antigens in a Type-Specific Manner

    Pengwei Huang;Ming Xia;Ming Tan;Weiming Zhong

  • Activation of NF-κB and induction of proinflammatory cytokine expressions mediated by ORF7a protein of SARS-CoV-2.

    Chia Ming Su;Leyi Wang;Dongwan Yoo

  • SARS-CoV-2 detection in patients with influenza-like illness.

    Wen Hua Kong;Yao Li;Ming Wei Peng;De Guang Kong

  • Swine influenza H1N1 virus induces acute inflammatory immune responses in pig lungs: a potential animal model for human H1N1 influenza virus.

    Mahesh Khatri;Varun Dwivedi;Steven Krakowka;Cordelia Manickam

  • Longitudinal assessment of diagnostic test performance over the course of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Rebecca L Smith;Laura L Gibson;Pamela P Martinez;Ruian Ke

  • Porcine coronavirus HKU15 detected in 9 US states, 2014

    Leyi Wang;Beverly Byrum;Yan-Yan Zhang

  • Saliva-Based Molecular Testing for SARS-CoV-2 that Bypasses RNA Extraction

    Diana Rose E. Ranoa;Robin L. Holland;Fadi G. Alnaji;Kelsie J. Green

  • Complete genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger from a U.S. Zoological collection

    Leyi Wang;Patrick K. Mitchell;Paul P. Calle;Susan L. Bartlett

  • Characterization of influenza virus variants with different sizes of the non-structural (NS) genes and their potential as a live influenza vaccine in poultry.

    Leyi Wang;D. L. Suarez;M. Pantin-Jackwood;M. Mibayashi

  • Genomic and evolutionary inferences between American and global strains of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

    Matthew C. Jarvis;Ham Ching Lam;Yan Zhang;Leyi Wang

  • SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AND LONGITUDINAL FECAL SCREENING IN MALAYAN TIGERS ( PANTHERA TIGRIS JACKSONI ), AMUR TIGERS ( PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA ), AND AFRICAN LIONS ( PANTHERA LEO KRUGERI ) AT THE BRONX ZOO, NEW YORK, USA.

    Susan L. Bartlett;Diego G. Diel;Leyi Wang;Stephanie Zec

  • Norovirus P Particle Efficiently Elicits Innate, Humoral and Cellular Immunity

    Hao Fang;Ming Tan;Ming Tan;Ming Xia;Leyi Wang

  • Identification of swine H1N2/pandemic H1N1 reassortant influenza virus in pigs, United States.

    Ahmed Ali;Mahesh Khatri;Leyi Wang;Yehia M. Saif

  • Metagenomic analysis of the RNA fraction of the fecal virome indicates high diversity in pigs infected by porcine endemic diarrhea virus in the United States

    Qi Chen;Leyi Wang;Ying Zheng;Jianqiang Zhang

  • A candidate dual vaccine against influenza and noroviruses.

    Ming Xia;Ming Tan;Ming Tan;Chao Wei;Weiming Zhong

  • Epidemiological analysis of respiratory viral etiology for influenza-like illness during 2010 in Zhuhai, China

    Hongxia Li;Quande Wei;Aijun Tan;Leyi Wang

  • Recombination between Vaccine and Field Strains of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus.

    Anping Wang;Qi Chen;Leyi Wang;Darin Madson

  • Global SNP analysis of 11,183 SARS-CoV-2 strains reveals high genetic diversity.

    Fangfeng Yuan;Liping Wang;Ying Fang;Leyi Wang

  • Genomic Variation, Origin Tracing and Vaccine Development of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review.

    Tianbao Li;Tao Huang;Cheng Guo;Ailan Wang

  • Altered Gut Microbiota Profiles in Sows and Neonatal Piglets Associated with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection.

    Deping Song;Qi Peng;Yanjun Chen;Xinrong Zhou

  • Development and evaluation of a duplex real-time RT-PCR for detection and differentiation of virulent and variant strains of porcine epidemic diarrhea viruses from the United States

    Leyi Wang;Yan Zhang;Beverly Byrum

  • Porcine deltacoronavirus: histological lesions and genetic characterization.

    Leyi Wang;Jeff Hayes;Craig Sarver;Beverly Byrum

  • Pathobiology of triple reassortant H3N2 influenza viruses in breeder turkeys and its potential implication for vaccine studies in turkeys

    S.P.S. Pillai;S.P.S. Pillai;M. Pantin-Jackwood;S.J. Jadhao;D.L. Suarez

  • From people to Panthera: Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo

    Denise McAloose;Melissa Laverack;Leyi Wang;Mary Lea Killian

Frequent Co-Authors

Xi Jiang
Xi Jiang Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ming Tan
Ming Tan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Monica M. McNeal
Monica M. McNeal University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Phillip C. Gauger
Phillip C. Gauger Iowa State University
Andrew Pekosz
Andrew Pekosz Johns Hopkins University
Xiang-Jin Meng
Xiang-Jin Meng Virginia Tech
Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Kyoung-Jin Yoon Iowa State University
Bruce A. Barton
Bruce A. Barton University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Dongwan Yoo
Dongwan Yoo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood
Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood United States Department of Agriculture

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