Vicki Mercado-Evans

This study identifies immune signatures in mice and human urine that predict preterm birth risk following UTI, highlighting cytokines like IL-10 and IL-15 as potential therapeutic targets.

This study shows that type 2 diabetes increases susceptibility to vaginal group B Streptococcus colonization through impaired cytokine responses, not via glucose availability or microbiome changes.

This study shows that Tamm-Horsfall protein enhances neutrophil NETosis during UTI by modulating respiratory chain, granules, and chromatin remodeling pathways.

This study shows that gestational diabetes increases GBS perinatal infection by altering maternal immunity and vaginal microbiota, using a murine model.