Darryl A. Wesener

Darryl A. Wesener studies the interactions between gut bacteria and their host, focusing on how microbes recognize and process sugar molecules (glycans) and how immune-related proteins called lectins detect microbial sugars. Much of the work uses gut bacteria such as Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and tools like CRISPR gene knockdown, engineered biosensors, and gnotobiotic (germ-free) mice to understand how gut microbes break down and use dietary and host-derived carbohydrates, and how this affects health.

Publication output has been low but steady over the last decade, averaging about one paper per year with no clear increase or decrease.

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