L. J. Forney

Inferring stability and persistence in the vaginal microbiome: A stochastic model of ecological dynamics

This paper develops a stochastic model to analyze vaginal microbiome dynamics, showing how species interactions and environmental fluctuations influence microbial stability and persistence.

The cervical microbiota of Hispanics living in Puerto Rico is highly volatile and dominated by L. iners regardless of HPV status

The study examines the cervical microbiota of Hispanic women in Puerto Rico, finding it dominated by L. iners regardless of HPV status, with no significant microbiota-HPV associations.

Three-dimensional models of the cervicovaginal epithelia to study host-microbiome interactions and sexually transmitted infections

This paper introduces a 3D cervicovaginal epithelial model to study host-microbiome interactions and STIs, demonstrating infection by pathogens and vaginal bacteria.

Insight into the ecology of vaginal bacteria through integrative analyses of metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data

The paper analyzes metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data to understand factors driving vaginal microbiota composition and function, finding that transcriptional activity varies with community context.

Contagious Antibiotic Resistance: Plasmid Transfer Among Bacterial Residents of the Zebrafish Gut

This paper investigates plasmid transfer among zebrafish gut bacteria, showing that resistance spread depends on donor-recipient species combinations and highlights rare members as potential plasmid reservoirs.