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Skylar Timm

Northern Arizona University

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Microbiology· 2 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Ryann N. WhealyiD· 4 shared Tara FurstenauiD· 4 shared Viacheslav Y. FofanoviD· 4 shared Alexander RobertsiD· 3 shared Talima PearsoniD· 3 shared Ann Ross· 2 shared Candice Bolduc· 2 shared Kylie Drake· 2 shared

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Longitudinal prevalence and co-carriage of pathogens associated with nursing home acquired pneumonia in three long-term care facilities

Ryann N. Whealy, Alexander Roberts, Tara Furstenau, Skylar Timm, Sara Maltinsky, Sydney J. Wells, Kylie Drake, Kayla Ramirez, Candice Bolduc, Ann Ross, Talima Pearson, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This study tracks prevalence and co-carriage of respiratory pathogens in nursing home residents, finding distinct colonization patterns and persistence differences.

PLOS Global Public Health · Aug 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

High-throughput targeted amplicon screening tool for characterizing intrahost diversity in Staphylococcus aureus directly from sample

Tara Furstenau, Ryann N. Whealy, Skylar Timm, Alexander Roberts, Sara Maltinsky, Sydney J. Wells, Kylie Drake, Ann Ross, Candice Bolduc, Talima Pearson, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This paper develops a low-cost amplicon sequencing assay to rapidly characterize Staphylococcus aureus intrahost diversity directly from samples, enabling transmission analysis without whole-genome sequencing.

Microbial Genomics · Jun 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Biological Drivers of Early Childhood Caries in Preschool Children of Northern Arizona and Hawaii

Ryann N. Whealy, Tara Furstenau, Alexander Roberts, Jill Hager Cocking, Daryn E. Erickson, Breezy N. Brock, Rowan McCormick, Skylar Timm, Misty Y Pacheco, Summer Mochida-Meek, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This study investigates the relationship between demographic factors, S. mutans colonization, and early childhood caries risk in preschool children from northern Arizona and Hawaii.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Host population structure and rare dispersal events drive leptospirosis transmission patterns among Rattus norvegicus in Boston, Massachusetts, US

Nathan E. Stone, Camila Hamond, Joel R Clegg, Ryelan F. McDonough, Reanna M. Bourgeois, Rebecca Ballard, Natalie B. Thornton, Marianece Nuttall, Hannah Hertzel, Tammy Anderson, Ryann N. Whealy, Skylar Timm, Alexander K. Roberts, Verónica Barragán, Wanda Phipatanakul, , Marieke Hilarides Rosenbaum

The paper investigates leptospirosis transmission among brown rats in Boston, finding high genetic structure and limited dispersal, with Leptospira clades linked to specific rat populations and a human case linked to rats.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology