Michelle Sconce Massaquoi

The paper shows that zebrafish microbiota influences social behavior by modulating microglial remodeling of forebrain neurons through the c1q pathway.

The paper uses single-cell transcriptomics to analyze how the microbiota affects cell types across the entire body of zebrafish, showing cell-type-specific responses and promoting developmental plasticity.

This study identifies BefA, a microbiome-derived protein that promotes β-cell mass by permeabilizing membranes, linking microbiome composition to diabetes risk.