Computational Biologist | Former IBD + microbiome Postdoc @TheXavierLab @Broadinstitute | Bioinformatics PhD + neuropsychiatric genomics @GeschwindLab @UCLA
Seattle, WA
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
1/ Keen to share the story of my postdoc research in @TheXavierLab! We built a massive resource characterizing the spatial landscape of the gut, and yes, we dug deep into the biology too. If you’ve got a minute, let me walk you through the story. 🧵👇
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Excited to share our latest study uncovering gut microbes and microbial metabolites linked to cardiovascular health! We show that Oscillibacter is associated w/decreased cholesterol in human subjects & that these bacteria take up &metabolize cholesterol.
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Human lectins a part of our innate immune system, they influence the #microbes that live in us. What species do they bind?
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developed Lectin-Seq as a method to mine the human #microbiome. Excited to share the strategy:science.org/doi/full/10.1126…
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Our latest preprint, profiling gene regulation in >670 developing human brains!
Driven by exceptional PhD student @cindywen2019
"Cross-ancestry, cell-type-informed atlas of gene, isoform, and splicing regulation in the developing human brain." medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Excited to share a pre-print of our work in the @KiesslingGroup describing interactions between human lectins and stool microbiota. Some highlights below: (1/4)
Lectin-Seq: a method to profile lectin-microbe interactions in native communities biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Ever wondered how oral microbes colonize the gut? Turns out gut inflammation opens up a niche Veillonella can exploit through nitrate utilization. Congrats to @DanielRojas150 and the team for all the help @emilytemple_ @monyekaba1 @Ahmedbiooo @RebLWalker nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Congrats @DanielRojas150 @ericmichbrown !! Happy to be a (small) part of this work
Check out our study in @NatureMicrobiol describing how oral microbe #Veillonella parvula switches its metabolism to utilize inflammatory nitrate & colonize the gut.
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Congrats Thomas!
Among billions of potential microbiome epitopes hide few immunodominant 'keystone' epitopes recognized by T cells. Out today in @ImmunityCP, we discover keystone epitopes and show T cell responses to reflect intestinal immune health. cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S…
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Check out my latest work exploring the gut microbiome of the Framingham Heart Study participants
Out now in @GenomeMedicine! Read about our latest efforts, led by @RebLWalker, exploring associations between diet, lifestyle, & cardiometabolic disease phenotypes w/the gut #microbiome among the @FraminghamStudy participants.
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Super excited to be able to share this study on gut microbiome ADP-ribosyltransferases and their role as phage-encoded fitness factors in the gut. Been a great collaboration with @HASCiencia and @Novartis along with @broadinstitute @MGH_RI & @emilytemple_ cell.com/cell-host-microbe/f…
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Examination of gene co-expression network architecture in human brain samples from @GTExPortal ; new from @GeschwindLab and colleagues
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Multi-omic profiling in IBD patients initiating biologic therapy identifies remission-associated gut microbial features. Our findings provide a foundation for more individualized selection of optimal therapeutic agents. Online now @cellhostmicrobe:
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
A comprehensive, integrated review of unconventional T cells- excellent stuff from @TouficMayassi- nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
We are excited to share work by @johannesfscheid, @cobarnes27, and @basak_ersln with @bjorkmanlab, Regev lab, and @PaulBieniasz lab characterizing B cell responses against #SARSCoV2. (1/3) @broadinstitute
Online @CellCellPress: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
In a collaboration with the Weersma lab out now in
@NatureComms, we show that intestinal mucosa cis-eQTLs in IBD can depend on inflammatory status and be influenced by the cell type composition of the mucosa.
Read about this work:
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
The Smillie Lab opens March at @MGHMedicine! We develop methods (wet/dry) to understand microbial life on the human body #microbiome #singlecell #evolution #deeplearning. Hiring grad students, postdocs, and RAs @harvardmed @broadinstitute. Please share! smillielab.org
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.
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Dr. Rebecca Walker retweeted
Ready to work at a mission driven company? Want to use your talents to help us attain health equity? Join us! We are hiring a full stack engineer and a bioinformatician.
#WomenInSTEM #Jobs #Hiring #STEM
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Congrats @NickyNeuro!!
Now out! From @GeschwindLab @UCLA : Abnormal social and repetitive behaviors and elevated striatal dopamine, a molecular hallmark of human psychosis, in a Maternal Immune activation non-human primate model biologicalpsychiatryjournal.…
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