Chandler Hassan-Casarez

This study shows female mice develop more severe Clostridioides difficile infection than males, with estrous cycle phase influencing disease severity and immune response networks.

This study examines the role of dipicolinic acid (DPA) in Bacillus anthracis spore biology and cytotoxicity, finding that DPA is essential for spore viability and dormancy but not required for macrophage virulence.

The paper investigates how sexual dimorphism and estrous cycle affect C. difficile infection prophylaxis in two rodent models.

The paper engineers a probiotic Bacillus subtilis strain to robustly express acetaldehyde dehydrogenase for acetaldehyde removal in the gut.