Area of research
Physiology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.
Microbiome mismatches from microbiota transplants lead to persistent off-target metabolic and immunomodulatory effects
Regional Diversity of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Small Intestine Microbiota Regulate Host Digestive and Absorptive Adaptive Responses to Dietary Lipids
Circadian Clock Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by Modulation of m6A mRNA Methylation
Minimizing confounders and increasing data quality in murine models for studies of the gut microbiome
Microbiome characterization by high-throughput transfer RNA sequencing and modification analysis
Small intestinal microbiota: the neglected stepchild needed for fat digestion and absorption
Western diets, gut dysbiosis, and metabolic diseases: Are they linked?
Microbial metabolites in health and disease: Navigating the unknown in search of function
Polyphenols and Intestinal Health
A polyphenol-rich fraction obtained from table grapes decreases adiposity, insulin resistance and markers of inflammation and impacts gut microbiota in high-fat-fed mice
Activation of bile acid signaling improves metabolic phenotypes in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
Antibiotics Suppress Activation of Intestinal Mucosal Mast Cells and Reduce Dietary Lipid Absorption in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Effects of Diurnal Variation of Gut Microbes and High-Fat Feeding on Host Circadian Clock Function and Metabolism
Nutritional modulation of gut microbiota — the impact on metabolic disease pathophysiology
Table grape consumption reduces adiposity and markers of hepatic lipogenesis and alters gut microbiota in butter fat-fed mice