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Zhan Gao has been working on the microbiome for more than 15 years and is currently involved in most of the microbiome studies in the Blaser lab. Studies include the effect of antibiotics in obesity, metabolic and immunologic diseases by using mouse model, and molecular biology of the microbiome in skin, stomach, intestine and kidney diseases, as well as microbial, immune, metabolic perturbations by antibiotics.
Wu BG, Kapoor B, Cummings KJ, et al. Evidence for Environmental-human Microbiota Transfer at a Manufacturing Facility with Novel Work-related Respiratory Disease. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 2020. doi:10.1164/rccm.202001-0197OC.
Liu Y, Wang S, Dai W, et al. Distinct Skin Microbiota Imbalance and Responses to Clinical Treatment in Children With Atopic Dermatitis. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 2020;10:336. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2020.00336.
Hülsdünker J, Thomas OS, Haring E, et al. Immunization against poly--acetylglucosamine reduces neutrophil activation and GVHD while sparing microbial diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019;116(41):20700-20706. doi:10.1073/pnas.1908549116.
Chen LA, Hourigan SK, Grigoryan Z, et al. Decreased Fecal Bacterial Diversity and Altered Microbiome in Children Colonized With Clostridium difficile. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. 2019;68(4):502-508. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000002210.
Hartigh LJ den, Gao Z, Goodspeed L, et al. Obese Mice Losing Weight Due to trans-10,cis-12 Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation or Food Restriction Harbor Distinct Gut Microbiota. The Journal of nutrition. 2018;148(4):562-572. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy011.