MiSfN 2026!
May 18, 2026
The 2026 Michigan Society for Neuroscience conference in Kalamazoo was attended by:
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Ceftriaxone-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Drives Sex-Specific Microbiome Restructuring and Neurocognitive Deficits" (**Undergraduate Student Poster Award!)
Jennifer Jaster - Poster presentation, "Gut-Derived Microbial Metabolites Influence Microglial Inflammatory and Metabolic Responses to LPS."
National VA Research Day Symposium 2026!
May 13, 2026
The 2026 National VA Research Day Symposium in Detroit was attended by:
Diptaraj Chaudhari - Poster presentation, "Modulation of the Gut Microbiome and Behavioral Outcomes by Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Model of Gulf War Illness."
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Ceftriaxone-Induced Gut Dysbiosis Drives Sex-Specific Microbiome Restructuring and Neurocognitive Deficits."
Jennifer Jaster - Poster presentation, "Gut-Derived Microbial Metabolites Influence Microglial Inflammatory and Metabolic Responses to LPS."
APS 2026!
April 29, 2026
The 2026 American Physiology Summit in Minneapolis was attended by:
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Sex differences in neurocognitive deficits induced by ceftriaxone-driven disruptions to the gut microbiome."
Neuroscience 2025!
Nov 15, 2025
The 2025 Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego was attended by:
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Ceftriaxone-Driven Disruptions to the Gut Microbiome Modulate Neurobehavioral Processes, Neuroinflammation, and Neuroplasticity."
WSU 2025 Physiology Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Aug 6, 2025
The 2025 WSU Physiology SURS in Detroit was attended by:
Orena Koka - Oral presentation, "From Gut to Brain: The Microbiome’s Role in Oxycodone Consumption." (**3rd-place oral presentation award!)
Kaitlyn Sal - Oral presentation, "Ceftriaxone, Microbiome Modulation, and Behavioral Outcomes: Unraveling Gut-Brain Interactions."
ASM Microbe 2025!
June 19, 2025
The 2025 American Society for Microbiology Microbe conference in LA was attended by:
Diptaraj Chaudhari - Poster presentation, "Microbial signatures of long COVID show divergent patterns in males and females."
MPS 2025!
June 17, 2025
The 2025 Michigan Physiological Society conference in Lansing was attended by:
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Modulation of Oxycodone Intake by the Gut Microbiome." (**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
MiSfN 2025!
May 19, 2025
The 2025 Michigan Society for Neuroscience conference in Detroit was attended by:
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Modulation of Oxycodone Intake by the Gut Microbiome."
2025 National VA Research Day Symposium!
May 13, 2025
The 2025 National VA Research Day Symposium in Detroit was attended by:
Diptaraj Chaudhari - Poster presentation, “Microbial Signatures of Long COVID-19 Show Divergent Patterns in Males and Females."
Orena Koka - Poster presentation, "Contributions of Gut Microbiota to Gulf War Illness Susceptibility." (**Best Research Poster Award!)
APS 2025!
April 24, 2025
The 2025 American Physiology Summit in Baltimore was attended by:
Dr. Angoa-Perez - Poster presentation, "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