Gladys E. Maestre

This study examines oral and gut microbiome differences in Hispanic individuals with and without cognitive impairment, finding oral microbiome changes but no synergistic effects with gut microbiomes in ADRD.

The paper investigates the relationship between gut microbiota and cerebral small vessel disease markers in the Framingham Heart Study, finding associations between specific bacterial genera and cSVD burden.

The paper uses machine learning to identify SNVs in immune genes that distinguish sub-Saharan African and Latin American populations, suggesting a genome gradient that may explain the higher incidence of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil.