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Alicia R. Berard

University of ManitobaORCID 0000-0002-2210-0577Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Adam D BurgeneriD· 2 shared Alana LamontiD· 2 shared Damilola C. LaworeiD· 2 shared Douglas K. BrubakeriD· 2 shared Elizabeth IrunguiD· 2 shared Elly Katabira· 2 shared Fernanda L. Calienes· 2 shared Florian HladikiD· 2 shared

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Systems BiologyFrontiers in MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2025

Computational Microbiome Pharmacology Analysis Elucidates the Anti-Cancer Potential of Vaginal Microbes and Metabolites

Damilola C. Lawore, Smrutiti Jena, Alicia R. Berard…·Douglas K. Brubaker

The paper develops a systems biology framework called the Pharmacobiome to analyze the anti-cancer potential of vaginal microbes and metabolites by comparing their effects on host gene expression to known drugs.

3 citations

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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

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