The human gut is shaped by environmental factors, producing distinct microbial communities. Indigenous individuals practicing traditional lifestyles often harbor more diverse microbiota, with taxa often absent in industrialized people. However, little engagement has occurred with …
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Lab outing!
The lab was able to get out of the heat this July and visit the Cave of the Mounds! A BBQ and Cards Against Humanity rounded out this break from the heat.
Beatrice Severance prelim passed and award at Microbiology Society meeting
The graduate students in the Anderson lab do amazing things. In recognition of all of that awesomeness, I want to take a moment to highlight all of the great things Beatrice has accomplished since January …
In the lit: Parasex generates highly recombinant progeny in Candida albicans with increased virulence
Candida albicans is a major human fungal pathogen that reproduces by mitotic growth of diploid cells but can also undergo a parasexual cycle. The latter involves an uncoordinated process of ploidy reduction via aberrant mitotic divisions …
Sunsetting of the Tribal Data Repository and Sakiah moving onward
The Tribal Data Repository built in response to the interest by the NIH in establishing a new system to engage with Tribes in the United States has come to a halt for the time being. …
In the lit: Altered nasal and oral microbiomes define pediatric sickle cell disease
Altered nasal and oral microbiomes define pediatric sickle cell disease, mBio Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic blood disorder that disrupts multiple organ systems and can lead to severe morbidity. Persistent and acute symptoms caused …
The Anderson Lab lands in Madison!
The Anderson Lab began the transition from The Ohio State University to the University of Wisconsin – Madison back in August earlier this year. Making the move from OSU were Dr. Abhishek Mishra and Emily …