A.J. Marian Walhout, PhD
Research Focus - Worms and Bugs: A Model for Cancer and Chemotherapeutic Drug Response
- Use of C. elegans and its bacterial diet as a model for dietary effects on cancer-related metabolism
- Characterization of the effects of the microbiome on chemotherapeutic drug response
- Study of the influence of gut microbiota on chemotherapeutic drug side effects
Representative Publication
García-González AP, Ritter AD, Shrestha S, et al. Bacterial metabolism affects the C. elegans response to cancer chemotherapeutics Cell. 2017;169(3):431-441.