https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3570-4767
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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2021 - Present
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology,
Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2024 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2019 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Enhanced dietary monitoring using fecal genomics for childhood malnutrition interventions.
Journal Article Food & function · April 2026 Ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary foods (RUTF/RUSF) are a primary treatment for childhood malnutrition in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programs. However, measuring intervention compliance is labor intensive and unreliable. We ... Full text CiteSmall intestinal microbial fiber metabolism dysfunction in celiac disease.
Journal Article Nat Commun · March 31, 2026 Celiac disease (CeD) is an immune-mediated condition driven by dietary gluten resulting in small intestinal mucosal inflammation and injury, along with myriads of symptoms. The only treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) and although most patients ... Full text Link to item CiteChemical Analysis of Controlled Diets High in and Free of Ultraprocessed Foods and Proof-of-Concept Findings: Reducing Ultraprocessed Food Consumption May Lower Diabetes Risk in Midlife Adults.
Journal Article J Nutr · March 2026 BACKGROUND: Ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with increased type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. No controlled feeding trial has investigated UPF exposure and T2D risk or performed chemical analysis of UPF study diets. OBJECTIVES: To design and chemic ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Dietary Fiber-Microbiome Interactions: Elucidating Mechanisms to Suppress Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in the Human Gut
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2025 - 2029Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
2010
Ph.D.