Maarten Ciers

This study transplants gut microbiota from Indigenous Yanomami and urban donors into mice to show Yanomami microbiota protects against diet-induced metabolic dysfunction.

The paper compares gut microbiomes of Yanomami populations with varying urban influence and a Belgian urban cohort, finding urban-associated features and shifts in microbial composition and function.

This study shows OTULIN prevents keratinocyte death and skin inflammation by promoting canonical Wnt signaling through regulation of β-catenin ubiquitination.