K. A. Willis

Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota

The paper shows that antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the intestine modulate lung injury by altering the microbiota in response to hyperoxia.

Dietary Lipid Oxidization Products Alter Growth, Adiposity and Gut Microbial Ecology in Prepubertal Porcine Model

This study examines the effects of dietary lipid oxidation products on growth, adiposity, and gut microbiome in prepubertal pigs, finding reduced growth and altered microbial communities.

The effect of mentee and mentor gender on scientific productivity of applicants for NIH training fellowships

This study examines how mentee and mentor gender affect the productivity of NIH fellowship applicants, finding no gender difference in productivity after controlling for mentor funding, except in clinical impact where female mentees with female mentors perform better.

The gut mycobiome of healthy mice is shaped by the environment and shapes metabolic outcomes in response to diet

This study investigates how gut fungal communities in mice influence metabolic outcomes in response to diet, finding that fungal composition correlates with body mass and metabolic biomarkers.

Fungi form interkingdom microbial communities in the primordial human gut that develop with gestational age

The paper examines fungal colonization in the primordial gut of newborns, finding that fungal communities become more complex with gestational age and may be linked to preterm birth.