Author

Sean M Hughes

University of Washington

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam D BurgeneriD· 2 shared Florian HladikiD· 2 shared Alana LamontiD· 1 shared Alicia R. BerardiD· 1 shared Craig Hoesley· 1 shared Dalí NemecioiD· 1 shared Damilola C. LaworeiD· 1 shared David R Friend· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2015-2025 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 33 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

Adam D BurgenerORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2025

Identifying a Vaginal Microbiome-Derived Selective Antibiotic Metabolite via Microbiome Pharmacology Analysis

Smrutiti Jena, Damilola C. Lawore, Javier Muñoz Briones…·Douglas K. Brubaker

This study identifies a vaginal microbiome-derived antibiotic metabolite, Hydroxyisocaproate, using a systems biology approach to improve BV treatment.

1 citation

humanbulk RNA-seq

𝕏 PostBluesky

MicrobiologyeLifePeer-reviewedFeb 3, 2015

Mucosal effects of tenofovir 1% gel

Florian Hladik, Adam Burgener, Lamar Ballweber…·Ian McGowan

This study evaluates the mucosal effects of tenofovir 1% gel, finding broad biological impacts on rectal and vaginal tissues, including anti-inflammatory suppression and mitochondrial dysfunction.

DOI 10.7554/elife.04525

humanproteomics

𝕏 PostBluesky