Attended MiSfN 2026!
May 18, 2026
Members of the lab attended the Annual Michigan Society for Neuroscience conference in Kalamazoo! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Ceftriaxone-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Drives Sex-Specific Microbiome Restructuring and Neurocognitive Deficits," which won the Undergraduate Student Poster Award!
Attended APS 2026!
April 29, 2026
Members of the lab attended the Annual American Physiology Summit in Minneapolis! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Sex differences in neurocognitive deficits induced by ceftriaxone-driven disruptions to the gut microbiome."
Attended WSU Physiology Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Aug 6, 2025
Members of the lab attended the Annual WSU Physiology SURS! They had the opportunity to give an oral presentation titled "From Gut to Brain: The Microbiome’s Role in Oxycodone Consumption," which won the 3rd-place oral presentation award!
Attended Neuroscience 2025!
Nov 15, 2025
Members of the lab attended the Annual Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Ceftriaxone-Driven Disruptions to the Gut Microbiome Modulate Neurobehavioral Processes, Neuroinflammation, and Neuroplasticity."
Attended ASM Microbe 2025!
June 19, 2025
Members of the lab attended the American Society for Microbiology Microbe conference in LA! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Microbial signatures of long COVID show divergent patterns in males and females."
Attended MPS 2025!
June 17, 2025
Members of the lab attended the annual Michigan Physiological Society conference in Lansing! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Modulation of Oxycodone Intake by the Gut Microbiome," which won the 2nd-place poster award!
Publication- Biomolecules, 2025!
Jun 5, 2025
Immune Signatures in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) and Myalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Insights from the Fecal Microbiome and Serum Cytokine Profiles
Attended MiSfN 2025!
May 19, 2025
Members of the lab attended the Annual Michigan Society for Neuroscience conference in Detroit! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Modulation of Oxycodone Intake by the Gut Microbiome."
Attended APS 2025!
April 24, 2025
Members of the lab attended the Annual American Physiology Summit in Baltimore! They had the opportunity to present a poster titled "Modulation of oxycodone oral self-administration by the gut microbiome."
Grant Awarded!
Jan 24, 2025
Our recently funded grant is focused on exploring the immunomodulatory role of microbial-derived bile acids on receptor TGR5.
Publication- Microorganisms, 2025!
Jan 3, 2025
The Gut Microbiome Regulates the Psychomotor Effects and Context-Dependent Rewarding Responses to Cocaine in Germ-Free and Antibiotic-Treated Animal Models
Publication- Life Sciences, 2024!
Dec 15, 2024
Contributions of the Gut Microbiota to Gulf War Illness Susceptibility: Findings from a Mouse Model