This multi-disciplinary lab studies gut mucosal immunity and enteric pathogens, probiotic metabolism of foods, and host associated microbiota-metabolic changes in response to dietary interventions across the lifespan.
Current projects involve investigation of foods such as rice bran, legumes (beans, cowpeas) and the impacts of these nutrient dense, fiber-rich foods on gut microbiome metabolism with health outcomes related to child growth as well as reducing risk for cancer.
Our team collaborates with local, national, and international groups on functional and sustainable foods and utilizes cutting-edge technologies such as metabolomics.
Publications
Annika M Weber, Bridget A Baxter, Anna McClung, Molly M Lamb, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Samuel Vilchez, Ousmane Koit, Frank Wieringa, Elizabeth P Ryan
Environmental Pollution (2021)
Luis E Zambrana, Annika M Weber, Erica C Borresen, Iman Zarei, Johann Perez, Claudia Perez, Iker Rodriguez, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Lijuan Yuan, Samuel Vilchez, and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Current Development in Nutrition (2021)
Stephanie M LaVergne, Sophia Stromberg, Bridget A Baxter, Tracy L Webb, Taru S Dutt, Kailey Berry, Madison Tipton, Jared Haberman, Benjamin R Massey, Kim McFann, Omar Alnachoukati, Linda Zier, Thomas Heacock, Gregory D Ebel, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Julie Dunn, and Elizabeth P Ryan
BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)
Kim McFann, Bridget A Baxter, Stephanie M LaVergne, Sophia Stromberg, Kailey Berry, Madison Tipton , Jared Haberman , Jeremy Ladd , Tracy L Webb, Julie A Dunn, Elizabeth P Ryan
Environmental Research and Public Health (2021)
Luis E. Zambrana, Starin McKeen, Hend Ibrahim, Iman Zarei, Erica C. Borresen, Lassina Doumbia, Abdoulay Bore, Alima Cissolo, Seydou Douyon, Karim Kone, Johann Perez, Claudia Perez, Ann Hess, Zaid Abodo, Lansana Sangara, Ababacar Maiga, Syliva Becker-Dreps, Lijuan Yuan, Ousmane Koita, Samuel Vilchez, and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Scientific Reports (2019)
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