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Ashwana D. Fricker

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2010Rising activity
Gut microbiota and healthInfant Nutrition and HealthGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Publications

19

Citations

3,358

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Ashwana D. Fricker's research focuses on gut microbiota, especially how gut bacteria (including the species Akkermansia) break down complex sugars found in human milk and dietary fiber, with applications to infant nutrition and digestive health. The work also includes methods for isolating hard-to-culture bacteria from extreme environments and studies of microbial communities in algae cultivation systems. Some publications also address microbiology education and teaching methods.

Gut microbiota and digestionHuman milk oligosaccharides and infant nutritionMicrobial isolation and culturing techniquesMicrobial ecology in non-human systems (algae, Antarctica)Microbiology education

Publication activity was sparse and irregular from 2017-2022 but has increased notably since 2023, with several papers per year through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication171819202021: 1 publication21222023: 4 publications4232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×1
  • Algal Research×1
  • Journal of Bacteriology×1
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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