Silvio Weging

Spaceflight alters host-gut microbiota interactions

This study identifies spaceflight-induced changes in gut microbiota and host gene expression in mice, suggesting altered host-microbiome interactions contribute to spaceflight-related pathologies.

NASA GeneLab RNA-Seq Consensus Pipeline: Standardized Processing of Short-Read RNA-Seq Data

The paper describes a standardized RNA-Seq pipeline for spaceflight data, enabling reproducible analysis of gene expression changes in astronauts and organisms exposed to spaceflight.

kASA: Taxonomic Analysis of Metagenomic Data on a Notebook

kASA is a k-mer-based tool for metagenomic taxonomic analysis that efficiently uses memory and provides high sensitivity and precision on standard notebooks.