Ward Lab

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Publications

A pilot study characterizing longitudinal changes in fecal microbiota of patients with Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis.
Parker KD, Mueller JL, Westfal M, Goldstein AM, Ward NL. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Nov;38(11):1541-1553. doi: 10.1007/s00383-022-05191-2. Epub 2022 Aug 11. PMID: 35951092

Essentiality of sterol synthesis genes in the planctomycete bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus.
Rivas-Marin E, Stettner S, Gottshall EY, Santana-Molina C, Helling M, Basile F, Ward NL, Devos DP. Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 2;10(1):2916. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10983-7. PMID: 31266954

Microbiome Composition in Both Wild-Type and Disease Model Mice Is Heavily Influenced by Mouse Facility.
Parker KD, Albeke SE, Gigley JP, Goldstein AM, Ward NL. Front Microbiol. 2018 Jul 20;9:1598. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01598. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30079054

Paths to GI Research in the Wild West: Tales From Wyoming.
Parker KD, Gigley JP, Ward NL. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jul 1;2(5):560-562. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.06.001. eCollection 2016 Sep. PMID: 28174736

Analysis of the Duodenal Microbiome in Autistic Individuals: Association With Carbohydrate Digestion.
Kushak RI, Winter HS, Buie TM, Cox SB, Phillips CD, Ward NL. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 May;64(5):e110-e116. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000001458.PMID: 27811623

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70% of students work in a research laboratory
3 dozen+ ongoing clinical trials at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital
$258 million in research expenditures in FY2018

People

Naomi Ward headshot
Naomi Ward, P.h.D

Lab Principle Investigator [PI]
Professor
Department Head, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology

Macy Ricketts

Research Scientist I

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July 10, 2018 How Studying Microbes Could Stimulate Economic Opportunities in Wyoming

UW researchers and Naomi Ward take an up-close look at unseen organisms thanks to a $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation.