Gina Ann Suh

The paper introduces a disease-agnostic Nasal Microbiome Wellness Index (NMWI) that quantitatively assesses nasal microbiome health using 16S rRNA gene data, outperforming traditional diversity indices in distinguishing healthy from non-healthy samples.

This study examines how neutrophils affect bacteriophage clearance and pharmacokinetics in mice, finding minimal impact from neutrophils but significant inactivation of phages over time.