Heather S. Smallwood

This study examines mucosal and systemic immune dynamics in a diverse cohort of children and adults with COVID-19, identifying immune markers associated with disease severity and outcomes.

This study identifies cytokine thresholds and their relationship to disease severity in respiratory viral infections, showing that hypercytokinemia is not strongly linked to severity and that certain cytokines may predict long COVID risk.

This study identifies urine microbiome, metabolite, and cytokine biomarkers to predict pneumonia etiology with high accuracy using LASSO modeling.

This study shows RSV infection increases metabolism in pediatric upper airway cells and fluids, suggesting hypermetabolism as a potential therapeutic target.