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Aidan C. Morrill

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids mediate Candida albicans gastrointestinal colonization resistance

Animesh Anand Mishra, Suzette N. Palmer, Christina M. Zarek, Laura A. Coughlin, Nicole A. Poulides, Jana Dakour, Rebecca Suet-Yan Chiu, Parastoo Sabaeifard, Wenling Li, Aidan C. Morrill, Jiwoong Kim, Shuheng Gan, Cassie L. Behrendt, Monika I. Antczak, Xiaowei Zhan, , Andrew Young Koh

This study identifies microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids as key mediators of Candida albicans colonization resistance in the gut.

Cell Host & Microbe · Jun 4, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Timing of immune checkpoint blockade shapes anti-tumor immunity via a clock-dependent chemokine axis

Jake N. Lichterman, Tarun Srinivasan, Ruheng Wang, Chaitanya Dende, Christina M. Zarek, Josue I. Ramirez, Noheon Park, Hesuiyuan Wang, Wenling Li, Jiwoong Kim, Laura A. Coughlin, Nicole A. Poulides, Parastoo Sabaeifard, Suzette N. Palmer, Aidan C. Morrill, , Andrew Young Koh

This study shows that the time of day affects cancer immunotherapy efficacy through a circadian clock-dependent chemokine axis in mice.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintImmunology