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Ray Ishida

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0009-0004-5207-8034Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Andrea Verdugo‐MezaiD· 2 shared Deanna Lynn GibsoniD· 2 shared Jessica K. JosephsoniD· 2 shared Alexander Davidson-Hunt· 1 shared Artem Godovannyi· 1 shared Chanel GhesquiereiD· 1 shared Emad YuzbashianiD· 1 shared Hannah Mehain· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A Bioengineered Live Biotherapeutic Exploits Inflammation to Restore Gut Liver Brain Axis Function under Diet-Induced Stress

Andrea Verdugo‐Meza, Jessica K. Josephson, Hansika Dadlani, Emad Yuzbashian, Alexander Davidson-Hunt, Ray Ishida, Sanjoy Ghosh, Deanna Lynn Gibson

This study evaluates the effects of the live biotherapeutic EcN::ttr on mice fed a proinflammatory diet, showing improvements in metabolic, inflammatory, and behavioral outcomes.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintSystems Biology

Bio-engineering a common probiotic to exploit colonic inflammation promotes reliable efficacy in translational models of colitis

Andrea Verdugo‐Meza, Sandeep K. Gill, Artem Godovannyi, Malavika K. Adur, Jacqueline A. Barnett, Mehrbod Estaki, Jiayu Ye, Natasha Haskey, Hannah Mehain, Jessica K. Josephson, Ray Ishida, Chanel Ghesquiere, Laura M. Sly, Deanna Lynn Gibson

This paper introduces a bio-engineered probiotic with a persistence feature that improves efficacy in colitis models, showing reduced inflammation and enhanced mucosal healing.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology