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Daniel Frank

University of Colorado Anschutz

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Altered Tonsillar Microbiome in Children with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Elena Woods, Dallas Jones, Oren M. Gordon, Nichole M. Nusbacher, Jennifer M. Kofonow, Galileo S. Dumont, Daniel Frank, Norman R. Friedman, Brian William Herrmann, Catherine Lozupone, Michael R. Verneris

This study compares the tonsillar microbiome of children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea to non-DS OSA patients, finding specific microbial shifts in DS tonsils.

Scientific Reports · Aug 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

IgA Targeting in the Infant Gut Is Modulated by Diet and Increasingly Directed Towards Persistent Species

Chang Liu, Parsa Ghadermazi, Soren Maret, Jennifer F Kemp, Daniel Frank, EL Melanson, Audrey E. Hendricks, Nancy F. Krebs, Minghua Tang, Matthew R. Olm

This study uses MIg-Seq to analyze IgA targeting in infant gut microbiota, finding increased targeting of Bifidobacterium and diet-specific associations with IgA binding.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology