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N. Simmons

American Museum of Natural History

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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D. Becker· 2 shared D. Volokhov· 2 shared A. Adams· 1 shared A. Brown· 1 shared A. Sukhadia· 1 shared A.M. Gutierez· 1 shared Alexa SadieriD· 1 shared B. Demory· 1 shared

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D. Becker

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Novel modifications to fructose metabolism are associated with adaptation to high-sugar diets in bats

Jerrica M. Jamison, A.M. Gutierez, Phillip Oelbaum, Gerardo Marrón, Alexa Sadier, Jorge Ortega, F. Reid, N. Simmons, Kenneth C. Welch

This study identifies metabolic adaptations in bats with high-sugar diets, showing that fructose metabolism is prioritized over glucose metabolism to avoid disease.

bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Geographically widespread and novel hemotropic mycoplasmas and bartonellae in Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric North American bat species

D. Becker, K. Dyer, L. Lock, B. Olbrys, S. Pladas, A. Sukhadia, B. Demory, J. Nunes Batista, M. Pineda, N. Simmons, A. Adams, W. Frick, T. O'Mara, D. Volokhov

The paper identifies novel hemotropic mycoplasmas and bartonellae in Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric species, highlighting their genetic diversity and potential zoonotic significance.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2024Ecology

Disentangling interactions among mercury, immunity, and infection in a Neotropical bat community

D. Becker, K. Speer, J. Korstian, D. Volokhov, H. Droke, A. Brown, C. Baijnauth, T. Padgett-Stewart, H. Broders, R. Plowright, T. Rainwater, M. B. Fenton, N. Simmons, M. Chumchal

The paper examines how mercury contamination interacts with immunity and infection in Neotropical bats, finding that higher mercury levels are linked to lower infection odds in some species but not others.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2020 · PreprintEcology