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 Takes on Candida in Germany!
This past October 4 members of our lab attended the prestigious Candida and Candidiasis 2025 international conference in Berlin, Germany! Our PI Matt Anderson presented a talk on behalf of Zinnat Shahina, on “Candida albicans …
Tribal Data Repository Debuted at ASHG
This month, Sakiah Perez Rivera, represented the Anderson Lab at the 2025 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Conference. There, with D4I members from other sites, she debuted our project building the first NIH-funded Tribal …
The Anderson Lab Showcased the Tribal Data Repository at AISES!
Earlier this month, two of our lab members from our Tribal Data Repository team presented at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society Annual Conference! Sakiah Perez Rivera presented the repository using a beautiful garden …
Tammy Moving Onward and Upward!
In September of this year our Research Specialist, Tammy Armbrust, was offered a managerial position with the State Hygiene Lab! Though the Anderson Lab is sad to be losing such a dedicated researcher, we are …