N. S. Rhoades

Impact of aging on the immunological and microbial landscape of the lung during non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection

This study investigates how aging affects the immune and microbial environment in the lungs during NTM infection using a rhesus macaque model.

Taxonomic and functional shifts in the perinatal gut microbiome of rhesus macaques

This study examines taxonomic and functional changes in the gut microbiome of rhesus macaques during pregnancy and postpartum, finding significant shifts in microbial composition and metabolic pathways.

Functional, transcriptional, and microbial shifts associated with healthy pulmonary aging: insights from rhesus macaques

This study examines age-related changes in lung function, immunity, and microbiota in rhesus macaques, revealing shifts in immune cell populations and microbial composition associated with healthy aging.

Acute SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an expansion of bacteria pathogens in the nose including Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This study finds that acute SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to increased nasal bacterial pathogens, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a host transcriptional response, but not viral sequence variation.

Longitudinal profiling of the macaque vaginal microbiome reveals similarities to diverse human vaginal communities: implications for use as a pre-clinical model for bacterial vaginosis

This study shows that rhesus macaques have vaginal microbiomes similar to human BV-associated communities, supporting their use as a pre-clinical model for studying bacterial vaginosis.