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
Alterations of the Upper Respiratory Microbiome Among Children Living With HIV Infection in Botswana.
Journal Article J Infect Dis · October 15, 2025 Children living with HIV (CLWH) are at high risk of colonization and infection by respiratory pathogens, though this risk can be reduced by other microbes in the upper respiratory microbiome. The impact of HIV infection on the pediatric upper respiratory m ... Full text Link to item CiteFrom stool to sequence: decoding the human diet with FoodSeq.
Journal Article mSystems · July 22, 2025 Diet plays a pivotal role in human health and disease. Yet, nutrition studies have long relied on self-report methods for collecting dietary intake data despite known limitations. Although new technologies for dietary intake assessment and biomarker identi ... Full text Link to item CiteBranched 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 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, Training & Certifications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
2010
Ph.D.