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Bella Wayhs

University of PittsburghORCID 0009-0004-6917-4890Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Arjumand GhaziiD· 2 shared Mirae ChoeiD· 2 shared Carissa Perez OlseniD· 1 shared Christina M. FerreiraiD· 1 shared Duc Thien BuiiD· 1 shared Francis R. G. AmritiD· 1 shared Guled A. Osman· 1 shared Hannah Henry· 1 shared

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Evolving Threats: Leveraging C. elegans to Decode the Virulence Profiles of Highly Related Environmental Salmonella Newport Isolates

Christina M. Ferreira, Mirae Choe, Bella Wayhs, Julie Haendiges, Robert Literman, Jianghong Meng, Arjuman Ghazi, Rebecca L. Bell

This study uses C. elegans to compare the virulence of five S. Newport isolates, finding that two strains are more virulent despite being nearly genetically identical.

PLoS ONE · Mar 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

LIPL-1 and LIPL-2 are TCER-1-regulated Lysosomal Lipases with Distinct Roles in Immunity and Fertility

Laura L. Bahr, Francis R. G. Amrit, Paige Emily Silvia, Bella Wayhs, Guled A. Osman, Mayur Nimbadas Devare, Hannah Henry, Duc Thien Bui, Mirae Choe, Nikki Naim, Margaret Champion, Yuxuan Man, Carissa Perez Olsen, Arjumand Ghazi

This study identifies LIPL-1 and LIPL-2 as TCER-1-regulated lysosomal lipases with distinct roles in balancing immunity and fertility in C. elegans.

PLoS Genetics · Dec 12, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics