Scholars@Duke
Sharon Jiang

Sharon Jiang

Lab Research Analyst II
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
sharon.jiang@duke.edu
MSRB3 Room 4200 Bay 6, Box 103053, Durham, NC 27710
MSRB3 Room 4200 Bay 6, 3 Genome Court Box 103053, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants

Dietary Fiber-Microbiome Interactions: Elucidating Mechanisms to Suppress Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in the Human Gut

ResearchLab Research Analyst I · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2025 - 2029

A species-based approach to human diet

ResearchLab Research Analyst I · Awarded by Schmidt Futures · 2024 - 2029

Dietary strategies for enhancing bacterial pathogen resistance in the gut

ResearchResearch Technician II · Awarded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2021 - 2027

Dietary plant diversity and the human gut microbiome

ResearchResearch Technician III · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2017 - 2027

Using DNA sequencing to assess dietary species richness

ResearchResearch Technician II · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2022 - 2026

Insights and Interventions for Infant Diet via DNA metabarcoding

ResearchResearch Technician III · Awarded by Gerber Foundation · 2023 - 2025

Ultra-processed food consumption, gut microbiota, and glucose homeostasis in mid-life adults

ResearchResearch Technician II · Awarded by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · 2022 - 2025

Vascular consequences of ultra-processed food consumption in middle-age

ResearchResearch Technician III · Awarded by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · 2023 - 2025

Dietary determinants of infant microbiome metabolism

ResearchResearch Technician III · Awarded by SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED · 2022 - 2023

Predicting prebiotic effects on human microbiota, behavior, and cognition.

ResearchResearch Technician II · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2018 - 2021

Personalizing prebiotic therapies for astronauts' gut microbiota

ResearchResearch Technician II · Awarded by Baylor College of Medicine · 2017 - 2019