Betty R. Theriault

This study shows that early life microbiota exposure shapes adult gastrointestinal motility by influencing enteric nervous system development.

This study shows that host-specific microbiota are essential for maintaining diet-specific metabolic homeostasis, while foreign microbiota impair metabolic fitness in germ-free mice.

This study shows that Bacteroides fragilis from UC patients promotes colitis in genetically susceptible mice, suggesting a role for pathobionts in IBD.