Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2022 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Integrative Genomics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Recent Publications
Branched chain amino acid metabolism and microbiome in adolescents with obesity during weight loss therapy.
Journal Article medRxiv · June 9, 2025 BACKGROUND: Obesity and weight loss in adults have been associated with distinct metabolome and gut microbiome features, but the extent to which those associations apply to adolescent stages remain unclear. METHODS: The Pediatric Obesity Microbiome and Met ... Full text Link to item CiteLongitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque metabolome during acute SIV infection reveals disruption in broad metabolite classes.
Journal Article J Virol · March 18, 2025 UNLABELLED: Persons living with HIV experience significant metabolic dysregulation, frequently resulting in immune and other cellular dysfunction. However, our understanding of metabolism and its relationship to immunity in the context of HIV remains incom ... Full text Link to item CiteGlucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor (Glp1r) Deficiency Does Not Appreciably Alter Airway Inflammation or Gut-Lung Microbiome Axis in a Mouse Model of Obese Allergic Airways Disease and Bariatric Surgery.
Journal Article J Asthma Allergy · 2025 PURPOSE: High body mass index (≥30 kg/m2) is associated with asthma severity, and nearly 40% of asthma patients exhibit obesity. Furthermore, over 40% of patients with obesity and asthma that receive bariatric surgery no longer require asthma medication. I ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Prenatal maternal obesity and neurodevelopment: The mediating role of the microbiome and metabolome
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029Quantitative Methods for HIV/AIDS Research
Inst. Training Prgm or CMETraining Faculty · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2018 - 2028Biomarker validation for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2018 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Pennsylvania ·
2016
Ph.D.