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Natalie Smith

City Of Hope National Medical Center

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Bioinformatics· 1 Cancer Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Anqi DaiiD· 2 shared Jonathan U. PelediD· 2 shared Luigi A. AmorettiiD· 2 shared Marcel R.M. van den BrinkiD· 2 shared Marina Burgos da SilvaiD· 2 shared Mirae BaichooiD· 2 shared Oriana MiltiadousiD· 2 shared Peter A. AdintoriiD· 2 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Sugar-rich foods exacerbate antibiotic-induced microbiome injury

Anqi Dai, Annamaria Ballweg, William Jogia, Madhumitha Rangesa, Peter A. Adintori, Mirae Baichoo, Tyler Funnell, Teng Fei, Nicholas R. Waters, Abrielle Swartz, Sukanya Sahu, Brianna Gipson, Sandeep S. Raj, Eiko Hayase, Zoe Pierce, , Jonathan U. Peled

The paper links sugar-rich foods to microbiome disruption during antibiotic treatment in patients and mice.

Nature · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Dietary fiber intake associates with improved survival and microbiomecomposition in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

Jenny Paredes, Tyler Funnell, Peter A. Adintori, Anqi Dai, Natalie Smith, Ruben J. Jesus Faustino Ramos, Preet Kaur, Zeyang Li, Khyati Pathak, Jennifer Funes, Kristen Victor, Romina Ghale, Nathan Doung, Jennifer M. Haber, Keimya D. Sadeghi, , Marcel R.M. van den Brink

This study shows that higher dietary fiber intake improves survival and reduces GVHD in hematopoietic cell transplant patients, with microbiome-mediated effects.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Disruption of GABA-Regulated Network Resilience in Human Cerebral Organoids Leads to Fragmented Small-World States and Reduced Connectivity

Sriram Ayalavarapu, Natalie Smith, Zane R. Lybrand

This study shows that mechanical stress disrupts network resilience in human cerebral organoids, increasing fragmentation and reducing connectivity, with GABAergic signaling playing a critical role in recovery.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Estimating the timing of HIV infection from unmutated sequences

Alec P. Pankow, Murray B. Christian, Natalie Smith, Daniel J. Sheward, Ben Murrell

This paper introduces a Bayesian method to estimate HIV infection timing from unmutated sequences, avoiding data curation and providing accurate results robust to complications like APOBEC hypermutation.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2020 · PreprintBioinformatics