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Summer D. Bushman

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5976-9805Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Eric Patrick SkaariD· 2 shared Alan Paul VenookiD· 1 shared Cecilia A. NoeckeriD· 1 shared Chen Zhang· 1 shared Chloe Evelyn AtreyaiD· 1 shared Christine Olson· 1 shared Dalila Stanfield· 1 shared Daniel Gonzalez-Martinez· 1 shared

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Shifts in the human gut microbiome during cancer chemotherapy are diet-dependent

Kai R. Trepka, Erin L. Van Blarigan, Edwin Frank Ortega, Taylor M. Halsey, Summer D. Bushman, Than S. Kyaw, Christine Olson, Gina Partipilo, Cecilia A. Noecker, Vaibhav Upadhyay, Daniel Gonzalez-Martinez, Chen Zhang, Daryll Gempis, Paige Steiding, Dalila Stanfield, , Peter James Turnbaugh

This study shows diet changes during cancer chemotherapy affect gut microbiome composition and diversity, with specific nutrients linked to microbial shifts and toxicity.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

SLC11A2 affects nutritional immunity in the gastrointestinal epithelium

Emilia S. Norberg, Trina L. Westerman, Eddy Cruz, Summer D. Bushman, Eric Patrick Skaar, Johanna R. Elfenbein, Leigh A. Knodler

This study shows that SLC11A2 in intestinal epithelial cells restricts iron and manganese to limit Salmonella replication, highlighting its role in nutritional immunity.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology