Featured Publications

Get to know some of the latest publications by our faculties.

Analysis of metagenomic data

January 10, 2026

Metagenomics has revolutionized our understanding of microbial communities, offering unprecedented insights into their genetic and functional diversity across Earth’s diverse ecosystems.

Locus-specific HERV expression associated with hepatocellular carcinoma

January 10, 2026

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) harbor accessory proteins that influence cellular processes and have been linked to a wide variety of diseases, including cancer. This study investigates locus-specific HERV expression and its association with gene dysregulation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a highly prevalent and deadly form of liver cancer worldwide.

Estimating rare disease prevalence and costs in the USA: a cohort study approach using the Healthcare Cost Institute claims data

January 10, 2026

Estimating rare disease prevalence and costs in the USA: a cohort study approach using the Healthcare Cost Institute claims data

Impact of Antibiotics on the Lung Microbiome and Lung Function in Children With Cystic Fibrosis 1 Year After Hospitalization for an Initial Pulmonary Exacerbation

January 10, 2026

The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in the microbiome and lung function in people with CF over 1 year after an initial pulmonary exacerbation.

LDA score and relative frequency (inlet) of differentially abundant enriched pathways in the control and treatment groups of the Mencía must (A) and wine (B). Bios: biosynthesis; DUA: degradation/utilization/assimilation; GPME: generation of precursor metabolites and energy; MM: macromolecule modification.

Integrated Fertilization with Bagasse Vermicompost Changes the Microbiome of Mencía Must and Wine

January 10, 2026

Grape marc, or bagasse, is a byproduct of wine production that can be vermicomposted and used as organic fertilizer, which improve grape yields and wine quality

Nasopharyngeal metatranscriptome profiles of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study

January 10, 2026

Our objectives were to identify metatranscriptome profiles of infant bronchiolitis, and to examine relationship with host transcriptome and asthma development.

Orienting Ordered Scaffolds: Complexity and Algorithms

January 10, 2026

We address the problem of orientating ordered scaffolds as an optimization problem based on given weighted orientations of scaffolds and their pairs.

Relationship of abundant microbial species with the risk of higher severity in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis.

Integrated relationship of nasopharyngeal airway host response and microbiome associates with bronchiolitis severity

January 10, 2026

Bronchiolitis is a leading cause of infant hospitalizations but its immunopathology remains poorly understood.

Distribution of study participants by age and health outcome. (a) colors in all subplots reflect health status of groups as provided in the legend of subplot a. The sample population is not uniform for age ranges, with a higher proportion of older participants falling into the severe group. (b) age has a strong association with health outcomes (p-value = 0.001). (c) BMI is not associated with health outcomes (p-value = 0.1488). For assessing the association of age and gender with the health outcome status,

Metabolite, protein, and tissue dysfunction associated with COVID‑19 disease severity

January 10, 2026

Proteins are direct products of the genome and metabolites are functional products of interactions between the host and other factors.

High-sensitivity pattern discovery in large, paired multiomic datasets

January 10, 2026

We present a novel framework which integrates hierarchical hypothesis testing with FDR correction to reveal linear and non-linear relationships among data.

Chart showing how aspirin affects the relationship between time after hospitalization and probability of survival.

Association of Early Aspirin Use With In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Moderate COVID-19

January 10, 2026

Prior studies suggest aspirin may be associated with reduced mortality in high-risk patients with COVID-19, but patients with moderate COVID-19 are not studied.

546 Therapeutic beta-lactam dosages and broad-spectrum antibiotics are associated with short-term reductions in microbial richness and beta-diversity

January 10, 2026

People with cystic fibrosis have morbid pulmonary exacerbations. Antibiotics are common, yet the beta-lactam doses administered are less than half the time.