Yinyin Ye

PhD

Assistant Professor

Environmental pathogen persistence and disinfection; Environmental surveillance of pathogens; Environmental exposure and human diseases

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-4002

Can Tylenol in wastewater help track Covid-19?
7/1/22
Futurity report on the UB wastewater pilot project that found that a spike in acetaminophen levels preceded a COVID-19 outbreak in Western New York, suggesting that levels of medications in wastewater could add another level to disease monitoring efforts. Ian Bradley and Yinyin Ye are co-authors of the study.
Monitoring COVID-19: Could medicine found in wastewater provide an early warning?
6/29/22
Ian Bradley and Yinyin Ye were quoted in a Science Magazine story on a UB pilot project that suggests that measuring the concentrations of medicines in wastewater could add another layer to disease-monitoring efforts.
Monitoring COVID-19: Could medicine found in wastewater provide an early warning?
6/29/22
Research on wastewater finds that a spike in acetaminophen — the active ingredient in medications like Tylenol — preceded a spike in viral RNA during one COVID-19 wave in Western New York.
Detecting BA-2 COVID variant in wastewater
4/8/22
WKBW quoted Yinyin Ye, assistant professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, about UB’s expanded efforts to track the COVID-19 virus from wastewater samples across the region.