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Sripriya Nannu Shankar, PhD

Assistant Professor

Environmental & Public Health Sciences | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): University of Florida, (Major: Environmental Engineering Sciences; Concentration: Clinical and Translational Science)
  • Master of Technology (M. Tech): Anna University, (Biotechnology)
  • Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech): Anna University (Biotechnology)
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Research Interests

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.

Peer Reviewed Publications

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

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

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, ,

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

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, ,

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, ,

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, ,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ,

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,

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 ,

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,

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 ,

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,

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 ,

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,

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

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